The Journal of Korean Medicine (대한한의학회지)

The Society of Korean Medicine (대한한의학회)
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A Report on a Crosstabulation Analysis of a Body Composition Test of Workers

건강검진을 받은 근로자들의 체성분검사 교차분석 보고

  • Choi, Bin-Hye (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Byun, Joon-Seok (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Kim, Seong-Mo (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
  • 최빈혜 (대구한의대학교 한의학과 내과학교실) ;
  • 변준석 (대구한의대학교 한의학과 내과학교실) ;
  • 김승모 (대구한의대학교 한의학과 내과학교실)
  • Published : 2009.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study was designed to analyze the results of body composition test by Oriental medical examination. The subjects were workers in the automobile manufacturing industry. Methods: The subjects consisted of 24,077 industrial workers who had received Oriental medical examination and completed questionnaires about drinking history and smoking history, during 9 months from March to November. They were categorized by sex, age, job class, drinking history and smoking history. The percentage of body fat(%BF) and abdominal obesity(AO) were measured by using bioelectrical impedance analysis (Jawon Medical, Seoul, Korea). We analyzed the relationship between sex, age, job class, drinking history, smoking history and %BF and AO using x$^2$-test of the SPSS Ver. 14.0. Results: Regarding the relationship between sex and %BF, AO, there was statistically significant difference as men had a significant higher level of %BF and AO than women. There was a positive correlation between age and both %BF and AO. Workers in their 40s especially showed a high level of AO. In job class, office workers and sales personnel were apt to have a higher level of %BF and AO than factory workers. %BF and AO of the drinker group showed a higher level than the non-drinker group. On the other hand, %BF and AO of the non-smoker group were higher than those of the smoker group. Conclusions: Companies should manage obesity closely and educate the workers to quit smoking for their health promotion. Furthermore, continuous health checkups need to be done systematically.

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