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[Relationship between occupational factors and medical indicators related to arteriosclerotic diseases]
Insights
Occupational factors like business trips and job category impact arteriosclerotic disease indicators. Lifestyle choices such as smoking and drinking significantly affect these health markers in male workers.
Area of Science:
- Occupational health
- Cardiovascular disease epidemiology
- Biostatistics
Context:
- Investigated 7226 male electric company employees aged 40-59.
- Analyzed health examination data from 3553 blue-collar and 1860 white-collar workers.
- Focused on occupational factors and their correlation with arteriosclerotic disease indicators.
Purpose:
- To examine the relationship between occupational factors and indicators of arteriosclerotic diseases.
- To identify specific work-related and lifestyle factors influencing cardiovascular health markers.
- To assess the relevance of the Hitachi Mental Health Scale (HMS) score in this context.
Summary:
- Frequency of business trips, working posture, and job category were linked to most arteriosclerotic disease indicators.
- Smoking and frequent drinking strongly correlated with these indicators in both worker groups.
- The Hitachi Mental Health Scale (HMS) score related to psychological factors, not work style, but influenced by lifestyle in white-collar workers.
Impact:
- Highlights the influence of specific occupational and lifestyle factors on cardiovascular health in middle-aged male workers.
- Suggests the need for further cohort studies and more detailed work style data for comprehensive understanding.
- Informs potential workplace health interventions targeting modifiable risk factors for arteriosclerotic diseases.
Abstract:
The relationship between occupational factors and indicators related to arteriosclerotic diseases which include blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol, body mass index, and HMS (Hitachi mental health scale) score. The study subjects were 7226 male electric company employees (40 to 59 years old). Records of annual health examinations were reviewed, and those of 3553 blue-color workers and 1860 white-color workers were used for analyses. The main results were as follows: Work style (overtime work and frequency of business trips) was strongly related to life style. Overtime work and walking time from home to the workplace did not relate to indicators of arteriosclerotic diseases. However, frequency of business trips, working posture and job category were related to most of the indicators. Smoking and frequency of drinking were strongly related to the indicators in both blue-color and white-color workers. In both blue-color and white-color workers, HMS score was not related to work style, but related strongly to psychological factors. In white-color workers, HMS were also related to life style. In addition, this study suggests that a cohort study about the progress of arteriosclerotic diseases in middle-aged workers is necessary, and that more accurate information on work style should be obtained for further investigation.