Plasma Cholinesterase Activity Level of Agricultural Workers in Korea

농업종사자(農業從事者)의 혈장(血漿) Cholinesterase 치(値) 변화(變化)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究)

This study was carried out to obtain the basic data for the prevention of chronic poisoning by organic phosphorous pesticides and to estimate the normal range of plasma cholinesterase activity level for Korean agricultural workers. The 285 agricultural workers were randomly selected for the study in Jungup Gun, Jeonbug Province, 135 persons of them were tested in the period of pre-exposure of organophosphorous pesticides (April 1981) and rest of them were tested after exposure(August 1981). Cholinesterase activity levels were measured by the Micro-method of Takahashi Hiroshi. Major findings are as following: 1) There is significant difference in plasma cholinesterase activity levels between the pro-exposed and post exposed group(p > 0.01). Mean values of plasma cholinesterase activity levels were $7.60{\pm}1.74{\mu}M/20{\mu}{\ell}$/hr. in the pre-exposed group and $6.23{\pm}1.59{\mu}M/20{\mu}{\ell}$/hr. in the post-exposed group. 2) Plasma cholinesterase activity in Korean agricultural worker could be estimated $7.30-7.90{\mu}M/20{\mu}{\ell}$/hr. with 95% confidence interval.

살충제(殺蟲劑)의 주종(主宗)을 이루는 유기인제(有機憐劑)에 의한 만성중독(慢性中毒)의 예방(豫防)을 위(爲)한 기초자료(基礎資料)를 얻고, 또한 농업종사자(農業從事者)의 혈장(血漿) cholinesterase의 정상치(正常植)를 추정(推定)하고저 전라북도(全羅北道) 정읍군(井邑郡)의 일부(一部) 농업종사자(農業從事者)에 대(對)한 혈장(血漿) cholinesterase 치(植)를 Takahashi의 Micro- method로 측정분석(測定分析)한바 다음과 같이 요약(要約)된다. 1) 농약살포전군(農藥澈布前群)의 혈장(血漿) cholinesterase 치(植)는 $7.60{\pm}1.74{\mu}M/20{\mu}{\ell}$/hr.였고, 살포후군(撒布後群)에서는 $6.23{\pm}1.59{\mu}/20{\mu}{\ell}$/hr.로서 살포전군(澈布前群)보다 $1.37{\mu}M/20{\mu}{\ell}$/hr.가 낮게 나타났다 (P < 0.01). 2) 농업종사자(農業從事者)의 정상(正常) 혈장(血漿) cholinesterase 치(植)의 95% 신뢰구간(信賴區間)은 $7.30-7.90{\mu}M/20{\mu}{\ell}$/hr.이었다.