Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Sook Jung Choi

2 Articles

Association between Work Departments and Carotid Intima-media Thickness in a Metal Manufacturing Plant: Sook Jung Choi, Sei Kyun Noh, Dong Hoon Shin, In Sung Chung, Hyun Sook Bae, Mi Young Lee; Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2010;22(4):345-355. Published online December 31, 2010; DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2010.22.4.345

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship of work departments, carotid IMT, and plaque formation as predictors of cardiovascular disease in white-collar and blue-collar workers.
METHOD
A total of 201 workers from a metal agricultural equipment manufacturing plant near Daegu were administered questionnaires to obtain information on their general characteristics, their work-related factors. In addition, the workers were given a clinical examination, which included a carotid artery ultrasonography. In total, 193 (96.0%) of questionnaires were completed and analyzed for this study. Multiple regression analysis and multiple logistic regression analysis were performed on the data for analysis.
RESULT
Blue-collar workers had thicker carotid artery IMT when compared to white-collar workers. After adjustment, the carotid IMT was affected by age, working department, hypertension, and diabetes; plaque formation was affected by age, hypertension, total cholesterol, and excessive drinking.
CONCLUSION
This study suggests that carotid IMT is associated with working department. Therefore, we need to examine the effect that occupational health services has on cardiovascular disease, focusing on the characteristics of each department.

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Job Stressors in Subway Workers and Firemen: Seok Hwan Yoon, Sook Jung Choi, Dong Hoon Shin, In Sung Chung, Jung Sook Ha; Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2007;19(3):179-186. Published online September 30, 2007; DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2007.19.3.179

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OBJECTIVES
To determine the job stress factors of subway workers and firemen and to develope appropriate stress management systems for the works places.
METHODS
The study subjects comprised 1,826 male subway workers and 538 male firemen residing in Daegu metropolitan city. The Korean Occupational Stress Scale (KOSS) questionnaire was used.
RESULTS
The median values of the study subjects were lower than the reference values. The categories of physical environment and insufficient job control were more stressful to firemen while the organization system category was stressful to both subway workers and firemen (p<0.05). There was no statistical difference in the stress factor of the interpersonal conflict category. Among the firemen, the physical environment category was more stressful to field work department workers than to desk workers (p<0.05).
CONCLUSION
The study results suggested that interpersonal conflict and organization system categories are stressful to male subway workers and firemen. Especially, effective control of firemen's physical environment stress factor is needed.

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