[Effects of occupational stress on immunological function, glucose and blood lipid of female workers in oil-field].
OBJECTIVE
To study the effects of occupational stress on immunological function, glucose, and blood lipid of female workers in oil-field.


METHODS
900 female workers working in oil-field as observation group and 220 female not working in oil-field in 11 work types of oil industry in oil-field were selected as control group randomly, occupational role, personal strain, and personal abilities of two groups were measured with occupational stress inventory-revised (OSI-R). Then, 100 workers were selected randomly from two groups Blood lipid, blood sugar, and immunological function were measured.


RESULTS
Occupational role and strain in observed group are significantly higher than control group (P < 0.05), However, there is no difference on personal abilities in two groups. Blood sugar, IgG, IgA, IgM, IL-6 content in observation group was significantly higher than control group, but CHO, HDL, LDL, IL-2 content was significantly less than control group (P < 0.05). TG content had no significant difference between both groups. There was positive correlation between occupational role, strain and, blood sugar, immunological function but negative correlation between personal abilities (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
The results show that blood sugar content was increased, CHO, HDL, LDL were decreased and immumological function was changed because of occupational stress. There was positive correlation between occupational role, strain and blood sugar, immunological function but negative correlation between personal resources.
Lian
Yu-Long
YL
Department of Occupational Health, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, China.
Liu
Ji-Wen
JW
Tan
Wei-Guo
WG
Zeng
Hong
H
Wang
Hong
H
D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology*; D019652:Extraction and Processing Industry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000097:blood*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D010578:Petroleum; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D055815:Young Adult
D001786:Blood Glucose; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D008055:Lipids; D010578:Petroleum