Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
- 제29권1호
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- Pages.103-112
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- 1996
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- 1975-8375(pISSN)
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- 2233-4521(eISSN)
Isocyanates 폭로 근로자들의 기관지 과민성
Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness in Workers Exposed to Isocyanates
- 최경숙 (한국산업안전공단 산업보건연구원) ;
- 김규상 (한국산업안전공단 산업보건연구원) ;
- 최병순 (동국대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
- 최정근 (한국산업안전공단 산업보건연구원) ;
- 이세휘 (한국산업안전공단 산업보건연구원) ;
- 문영한 (한국산업안전공단 산업보건연구원)
- Choi, Kyeong-Sook (Industrial Health Research Institute, KISCO) ;
- Kim, Kyoo-Sang (Industrial Health Research Institute, KISCO) ;
- Choi, Byung-Soon (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine Dongguk University) ;
- Choi, Jung-Keun (Industrial Health Research Institute, KISCO) ;
- Lee, Se-Hui (Industrial Health Research Institute, KISCO) ;
- Moon, Young-Hahn (Industrial Health Research Institute, KISCO)
- 발행 : 1996.03.01
초록
We studied the association of nonspecific bronchial hyperresponsiveness with general characteristics, exposure concentration, respiratory symptoms, chest x-ray findings, past histories and pulmonary function. We determined bronchial hyperresponsiveness by methacholine challenge test. And we conducted a respiratory symptom questionnaire and performed spirometry on 111 workers occupationally exposed to isocyanates in various industries. About 21.6% of subjects had bronchial hyperresponsiveness. No significant differences were observed between the hyperresponsive and non-responsive group with respect to age, sex, employment period, height, and smoking histories. Cough and breathlessness were significantly associated with the bronchial hyperresponsiveness. The hyperresponsive group had more experience of bronchitis and asthma in the past than the non-responsive group. The lower