title: The Comparison of Health Status Between Male and Female Medical Radiation Workers in China.
abstract: To assess the health statue of chronically exposed Chinese medical radiation workers. A cross-sectional study of 530 medical radiation workers in a city of China was conducted to document the health status and the monitored annually absorbed doses. Long-term and low-dose radiation exposure can affect a number of health indicators in the individuals, which covered the cardiovascular system, hematologic system, ophthalmology, liver and kidney's functions, chromosome aberration and micronucleus. The differences in the health status between male and female individuals were associated with job types and exposed years of service. The monitored doses of individuals were lower than the limit value of the national standard. The health status in chronically exposed individuals demonstrated some gender difference associated with length of exposure and work type. This study provides some evidence to understand the health status of medical radiation workers in China and have the potentially to inform screening and clinical diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province250012, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Dezhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong253000, China.
authors.forename: Qianshu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province250012, China.
authors.forename: Guochao
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province250012, China.
authors.forename: Youjia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province250012, China.
authors.forename: Fengmei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Qingdao Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Qingdao 266033, China.
authors.forename: Jianying
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.affiliation: Flinders Rural Health South Australia, Victor Harbor, South Australia 5211, Australia.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province250012, China.
authors.forename: Zhihui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D011871:Radiology