Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine (대한예방의학회)
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The Type of Anemia in Organic Solvent Workers by MCV and RDW

MCV와 RDW를 이용한 복합유기용제 취급 근로자의 빈혈 유형에 관한 조사

  • Kim, S.J. (Department of Medicine, Graduate School, Inje University) ;
  • Ohm, S.H. (Department of Medicine, Graduate School, Inje University) ;
  • Kim, D.H. (Department of Medicine, Graduate School, Inje University) ;
  • Lee, C.U. (Department of Medicine, Graduate School, Inje University) ;
  • Chun, J.H. (Department of Medicine, Graduate School, Inje University) ;
  • Kim, S.C. (Department of Medicine, Graduate School, Inje University) ;
  • Pae, K.T. (Department of Medicine, Graduate School, Inje University) ;
  • Park, H.J. (Department of Medicine, Graduate School, Inje University)
  • 김성준 (인제대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 엄상화 (인제대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 김대환 (인제대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 이채언 (인제대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 전진호 (인제대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 김성천 (인제대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 배기택 (인제대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 박형종 (인제대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실)
  • Published : 1992.06.01
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Abstract

The hematologic effect by low-concentration and repeated exposure to mixed organic solvent remains obscure. This study was performed to evaluate the hematologic effect by mixed organic solvent exposure, especially on the type of anemia by mean corpuscular volume(MCV) and red blood cell distribution width(RDW). The subject were 64 organic solvent workers(male 4, female 60) and 78 general workers(male 18, female 60) who showed anemic tendency in worker's health examination which carried out by Pusan Paik Hospital from January to December, 1988. The author gained some hematologic findings(hemoglobin, hematocrit, RBC, WBC, MCV, MCHC, platelet count, ESR, RDW) from auto-analysis method by coulter counter S plus IV, and compared the type of anemia by MCV and RDW. In the pilot study for estimating the prevalence of anemia according to the type of b, the prevalence rate was higher in organic solvent workers than in public officials as 10.9% and 4.1% respectively. There were statistical significance in the value of hemoglobin, hematocrit, MCV, MCHC, platelet count, ESR, RDW between the two study groups with more severe anemic tendency in organic solvent workers. The type of anemia in organic solvent workers was microcytic and anisocytic with the mean value of $68.28{\pm}8.3fL$ of MCV and $19.1{\pm}4.0%$ of RDW.

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