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  • Occupational Health
  • Biochemistry
  • Toxicology

Background:

  • Printing industry workers are exposed to various chemical compounds.
  • Systemic biochemical inflammatory markers are potential indicators of exposure effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To estimate the effects of chemical compound exposure on systemic biochemical inflammatory markers in printing industry workers.
  • To compare inflammatory markers between printing workers and a control group.

Main Methods:

  • Study included 58 printing workers from small- and medium-sized enterprises.
  • 80 healthy workers not exposed to workplace chemicals served as controls.
  • Serum and plasma samples were analyzed for inflammatory markers.

Main Results:

  • No significant differences in age, BMI, or lifestyle factors between groups.
  • Printing workers exhibited significantly higher serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) levels.
  • Elevated plasma fibrinogen and red blood cell distribution width (RDW-SD) were observed in printing workers compared to controls.

Conclusions:

  • Elevated RDW, serum TNF-alpha, and plasma fibrinogen in printing workers may indicate systemic toxic effects from chemical exposure.
  • TNF-alpha and fibrinogen are key players in inflammatory and pathological processes.
  • Improved workplace design and conditions are recommended to mitigate hazardous chemical effects.