[Nutritional status of workers from the viewpoint of their physical development]

A total of 5665 workers of food and light industry were studied according to the investigation program on nutritional state during 1979-1983. Height, chest diameter, body mass and somatotype of each examinee (according to the Stremgren index) were determined. The contingent of workers studied was represented by age groups in decades from 18 to 70 years. While analyzing the nutritional state they were divided into 9 categories. The weight ranging from -10 to +9% of the optimal weight was considered to be normal. Men working in food industry showed increasing age groups having overweight beginning from 31-40 years of age. The percentage of women with overweight working in food industry was from 52.91 to 83.44. Obese women constituted a high percent. A similar nutritional state was recorded in women working in light industry: 90.38% had overweight at the age of 51-60 years. The analysis of the body mass among the eldest men and women, especially, (60-70 years) shows that those with lower body weight are more capable of working at the age of pension.