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ArticleSafety and health at work2019

Association Between Occupational Physicochemical Exposures and Headache/Eyestrain Symptoms Among Korean Indoor/Outdoor Construction Workers.

Sung Won Jung, June-Hee Lee, Kyung-Jae Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim

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Article in Safety and health at work, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sung Won JungDepartment of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
June-Hee LeeDepartment of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kyung-Jae LeeDepartment of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hyoung-Ryoul KimDepartment of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Soonchunhyang University Hospital · KRCatholic University of Korea · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHeadache/eyestrain symptoms are common health problems that people experience in daily life. Various studies have examined risk factors contributing to headache/eyestrains, and physicochemical exposure was found to be a leading risk factor in causing such symptoms. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of headache/eyestrain symptoms with physicochemical exposure among Korean construction workers depended on worksite.

methodsThis study used data from the 4th Korean Workers Conditions Survey and selected 1,945 Korean construction workers as participants. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to determine the relationship.

resultsExposure to vibrations among all construction workers affected the moderate exposure group [odds ratio (OR) 1.53, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.01-2.32], the high exposure group (OR 1.77 95%CI 1.17-2.67), and the indoor high exposure group (OR 1.61, 95%CI 1.02-2.55) and among outdoor construction workers, the moderate group (OR 6.61, 95%CI 15.4-28.48) and the high group (OR 6.61, 95%CI 1.56-27.98). When exposed to mist, dust, and fumes, the indoor high exposure group was significantly affected (OR 1.63, 95%CI 1.07-2.47). All construction workers exposed to organic solvents were affected, high exposure group (OR 1.69, 95%CI 1.15-2.49) and indoor high exposure group (OR 1.77, 95%CI 1.08-2.89). The high exposure group in all construction worker (OR 1.70, 95%CI 1.20-2.42) and the indoor high exposure group (OR 1.83, 95%CI 1.17-2.89) also were affected by secondhand smoking exposure.

conclusionMany physicochemical exposure factors affect headache/eyestrain symptoms among construction workers, especially indoor construction workers, suggesting a deficiency in occupational hygiene and health environments at indoor construction worksites.

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Construction workerEyestrainsHeadachePhysicochemical exposure

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