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The Relationship of Serum CEA Levels and Type of Work in Shipyard Workers
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Won Ju Park, Myoung Bo Kim, Yang Hyun Kim, Ryoung Jin Park, Keun Ho Jang, Hong Jae Chae, Jai Dong Moon
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Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2009;21(4):293-300. Published online December 31, 2009
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2009.21.4.293
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Benign conditions have been known to cause an increase in the levels of serum carcinoembryonic antigen, a level change that is often associated with an increase in the occurrence of malignancy. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the relationship between serum CEA levels and type of work in shipyard workers. METHODS From July-August 2007, 637 study subjects were enrolled into the study with the following characteristics: age 37~58 years, healthy shipyard workers, and who undergone an examination in a general hospital. Data on general characteristics was gathered from self-administered questionnaires. Information on job factors was collected from company personnel data. Serum CEA levels were measured after 10 hours'fasting. RESULTS The level of mean serum CEA was 1.83+/-1.20 ng/mL. On univariate analysis, the mean CEA level was significantly higher in older age groups (P<0.05), current smokers, lower education, and in production workers (P<0.01). After adjusting for age, BMI, cigarette smoking, job pattern, and educational level, the serum CEA level was higher in production workers than in office workers(P<0.01). This is particularly true in the shipyard painters, who had the highest level of CEA across job groups. CONCLUSIONS The goal of this was to determine if there were differences in serum CEA levels according to occupational role in shipyard workers. Production shipyard workers had relatively higher level of serum CEA than office workers, most likely due to occupational exposure. This serum CEA level is influenced by occupation role. Serum CEA level could be a parameter for evaluating pollutant effects.
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Predictors of Metabolic Syndrome Among Shipyard Workers and its Prevalence
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Yang Hyun Kim, Ryoung Jin Park, Won Ju Park, Myoung Bo Kim, Jai Dong Moon
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Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2009;21(3):209-217. Published online September 30, 2009
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2009.21.3.209
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the predictors of metabolic syndrome in shipyard workers in the Southwestern part of South Korea and determine its prevalence. METHODS The study subjects were composed of 1,198 medical check-up examinees, age 37 to 58 years who were examined in a general hospital from July, 2007 to August, 2008. Information about age, smoking, drinking and exercise was based on data from self-administered questionnaires. We collected job factors, education level and marital status from company personnel data and the indices of metabolic syndrome from the medical check-up. RESULTS The prevalence of metabolic syndrome among the 1,198 shipyard workers was 15.0%. The prevalence of the components of metabolic syndrome was as follows: 26.9% for central obesity, 31.7% for hypertension, 32.2% for hypertriglyceridemia, 19.2% for low HDL-cholesterolemia and 5.2% for hyperglycemia. Adjusted odds ratio for metabolic syndrome was significantly decreased in productive workers (OR: 0.500, 95% CI: 0.327-0.764). Furthermore, factors such as age, smoking, drinking, exercise, work duration and job type were significantly associated with metabolic syndrome. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that even though shipyard workers work for the same employer, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome varies to job type, shift work and work duration. Therefore, general metabolic syndrome management programs for shipyard workers should be designed and tailor-made for specified job characteristics to prevent cardiovascular disease more effectively. Also, thorough control and management of the tailor made metabolic syndrome management programs is needed in the early stages of metabolic syndrome for good health outcomes.
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Blood Lead Level as a Predictor of Coronary Artery Disease
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Ryoung Jin Park, Seung Hyun Kim, Ji Ung Park, Yang Hyun Kim, Myoung Bo Kim, Won Ju Park, Jai Dong Moon
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Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2009;21(1):38-45. Published online March 31, 2009
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2009.21.1.38
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Lead exposure is known to be associated with high blood pressure, hypertension, coronary artery disease, peripheral arterial disease, left ventricular hypertropy, and electrocardiographic abnormalities. We investigated the association between blood lead and coronary artery calcification and stenosis. METHODS Between April 2006 and July 2007, 502 adults (345 males and 157 females), who had no history of cardiovascular disease or occupational exposure to lead, were recruited as study subjects. All subjects underwent coronary CT angiography and blood lead measurement. RESULTS Blood lead levels were distributed from 0.43 to 11.30 (microgram/dL with a geometric mean blood lead level of 2.98+/-1.5 (microgram/dL. The geometric mean blood lead levels were higher in men than women (3.31+/-1.5 (microgram/dL vs. 2.36+/-1.5 (microgram/dL, P < 0.01). Based on a multivariate analysis, a 1 unit ((microgram/dL) increase in blood lead level was associated with a 1.09 (95% confidence interval, 0.92~1.29) and a 1.01 fold (95% confidence interval, 0.63~1.63) greater risk for coronary artery calcification in men and women, respectively. Similarly, a 1 unit (microgram/dL) increase in blood lead level was associated with a 1.25 (95% confidence interval, 1.03~1.51) and a 1.42 fold (95% confidence interval, 0.73~2.75) greater risk for coronary artery stenosis in men and women, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that increased blood lead levels are associated with an increased risk of coronary artery stenosis.
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