Korean Journal of Community Nutrition (대한지역사회영양학회지)

The Korean Society of Community Nutrition (대한지역사회영양학회)
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Nutritional and Health Status of Women Workers by Working Fields

여성 근로자의 영양섭취 및 건강상태 조사 : 사무직과 납 사업장 근로자의 비교

  • Kim, Min-Kyoung (Regional Innovation Center, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Kwon, Se-Mi (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Kim, Hee-Seon (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Soonchunhyang University)
  • 김민경 (순천향대학교 지역혁신센터) ;
  • 권세미 (순천향대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김희선 (순천향대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2007.12.31
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the nutritional and health status of women industrial workers by working fields. One hundred forty eight (105 lead and 43 office) workers were recruited from March 2005 to October 2005. Information on age, education, smoking and drinking status were collected using questionnaire and nutrient intake and diet quality of workers were assessed by average of two-day 24 hr recall method. Biochemical indexes including blood lead level (PbB), indexes for iron status, serum calcium (Ca) and serum lipid profiles were analyzed from fasting venous blood or serum. Results showed that education level of lead workers was lower than that of office workers (p<0.05), but nutrient intake levels were not significantly different by working fields. Overall nutritional status of the subject were good except for calcium, vitamin $B_2$, C and folic acid intakes. PbB of lead workers were significantly higher than that of office workers while mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and serum Ca levels were significantly lower in lead workers. MCHC was positively correlated with zinc intake (r=0.166) and serum Ca was positively correlated with vitamin C intake (r=0.179). This study confirms that lead workers need extra care to keep their health and nutritional management especially for the nutrients known to interact with lead. Tailored nutrition education for workers at specific working fields needs to be more focused for the improvement of health status of industrial workers.

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