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http://dx.doi.org/10.9799/ksfan.2012.25.4.1047

An Investigation of Health Status in Male Workers  

Choi, Sun-Young (Dept. of Home Economics Education, Gyeongsang National University)
Bin, Jeong-Eun (Dept. of Food and Nutrition.Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Kim, Sung-Hee (Dept. of Food and Nutrition.Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
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The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition / v.25, no.4, 2012 , pp. 1047-1054 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the anthropometry, serum lipid levels, dietary behavior and health-related behaviors of shipbuilding workers. The education level was significantly higher in office workers than laborers, while age, monthly income and working years were not significantly different between both groups. The serum triglyceride, glucose concentration and AI were significantly higher in office workers than in laborers, but the serum LDL-cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol concentrations were significantly higher in laborers than in office workers. The frequency of breakfast and coffee intake was significantly higher in office workers than in laborers. In the office workers, age was positively correlated with systolic blood pressure but was negatively correlated with hemoglobin and hematocrit concentration In the laborers, working year was negatively correlated with hemoglobin, total cholesterol and serum LDL-cholesterol concentrations. Exercise was negatively correlated with total cholesterol concentration, triglyceride and LDL-cholesterol concentration and AI in the office workers. The results of this study showed that office workers are more prone to related chronic degenerative diseases. Therefore, nutritional education for the provention of chronic degenerative diseases of shipbuilding workers needs to be more focused on improving the health status of office workers.
Keywords
worker; serum triglyceride; dietary behavior; health-related behavior;
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