Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Mi Kyung Kim

2 Articles

Comparison of Energy Nutrient and Fat Intake between the Hypertensive and Normotensive Male Workers: Yeon Jung Kim, Soo Geun Kim, Yun Mi Paek, Mi Kyung Kim; Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2006;18(4):263-271. Published online December 31, 2006; DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2006.18.4.263

OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference in nutrient intake between normotensive workers and hypertensive workers to obtain basic data for developing a program of effective hypertension care at work.
METHODS
The subjects were 338 male workers. We measured physical data by medical examination and collected lifestyle data by questionnaire survey. Dietary intakes were collected using a food frequency questionnaire. We classified the subjects into normal, prehypertension, and hypertension groups, and compared the results of age, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure (BP), lifestyles and energy nutrients and lipids intake.
RESULTS
There were significant differences in both weight and BMI between the hypertension group and the other two groups (p<0.05). The smoking levels of the prehypertension group and hypertension group were significantly higher than that of the normal group (p<0.05). The three groups also showed significant differences in drinking amount (p<0.05). There were significant differences in carbohydrate and protein intakes and the ratio of carbohydrate, protein, and fat intake (p<0.05).
CONCLUSION
In this study, there was a significant difference in carbohydrate intake between normotensive and hypertensive workers, and the intake of energy nutrients and fatty acids in the prehypertension group and hypertension groups was unbalanced. Therefore, early diagnosis of workers with hypertension and prehypertension is necessary to improve lifestyles particularly food habit.

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Study on Nutrition Knowledge and Eating Habits of Male Employees in Seoul and Kyunggi Area
Ji-Hye Kim, Hyun-Jung Chung
Korean Journal of Food and Cookery Science.2012; 28(1): 57. CrossRef
Dietary and Lifestyle Factors Associated with Hypertension in Korean Adolescents -Based on 2005 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey-
Killye Kim, Sook Mee Son, Hye-Kyeong Kim
Korean Journal of Community Nutrition.2011; 16(4): 439. CrossRef

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Evaluation of Health Exams on Local Vibration Illness among Shipyard Workers: Yeong Su Ju, Hong Ryul Choi, Mi Kyung Kim, Hong Sohn, Sun Ja Jeon, Sung Il Cho, Hyong Sik Kim; Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1998;10(4):413-427. Published online December 31, 1998; DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.1998.10.4.413

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A hand-arm vibration syndrome, local vibration illness, occurs in some workers who use hand held vibration tools. It consists of white fingers, diffusely distributed finger neuropathy, pain in the hand and arm, and a small excess risk of osteoarthritis. This study is aimed to identify effective methods to confirm local vibration illness among various health exams, which are mentioned in worker's special health exam regulation. In addition, this study is aimed to quantitatively assess the daily vibration exposure level as a major determinant of vibration illness. The subjects, 46 vibration workers, were selected according to the results of the first special health exam about vibration hazards at shipbuilding industry in 1997. They all had experiences of work related blanching of fingers. Fifteen controls, who had no vibration exposure at all, were also recruited to compare their test results with the results of vibration workers. We adopted 1 subjective and 6 objective tests to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility for confirming local vibration illness. These tests were history taking of subjective symptoms according to the Stockholm classification, checking blood pressure of finger, checking grasp power, checking finger skin temperature, nail-bed pressing test, vibration perceptional threshold test, and skin prick test for pain perception. Among these, checking skin temperature, nail-bed pressing test, and vibration perception test included cold water provocations. We also estimated some vibration exposure levels of hand held vibration tools by using previously published data from one automobile company. In conclusion, history taking of subjective symptoms according to the Stockholm classification, nail-bed pressing test, and vibration perceptional threshold test were discovered to be effective to diagnose local vibration illness. Furthermore, vibration perceptional threshold on right fingers showed a dose-response relationship to daily vibration exposure levels. The parameter beta was 0.0005(+/-0.0002), and statistically significant by REM (random effects model).

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Assessment on the Actual Vibration Exposure of Workers Engaging in Vibration Induced Works
Kab-Bae Kim, Eun-Kyo Chung, Ki-Ho You, Jae-Kil Jang
Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering.2012; 22(10): 940. CrossRef

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