[Health condition of employees exposed to noise--extra auditory health effects]. 2002

Maria Bartosińska, and Jan Ejsmont
Zakładu Higieny i Epidemiologii Instytutu Medycyny Społecznej, Akademii Medycznej w Gdańsku. lubbbart@pg.gda.pl

The general and particular morbidity of 368 employees working on workplaces with the noise level exceeding the allowable values is presented in this paper. The employees not exposed to noise were included in the comparative group. The health condition of these groups has been examined with great care. It was found that the general morbidity rate was statistically higher among employees exposed to noise in comparison with the control group (96.7% against 83.2). In the study the significant difference was noted in case of arterial hypertension, the peptic ulcer, the diseases of locomotor system. Also the following diseases occurred more frequently among employees exposed to noise: cardiac ischaemia, diabetes mellitus, neoplasms, diseases of the nervous system and neurosis. The calculation result of the adds ratio was 6.0 and the population attributable risk--74.4%.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009623 Noise, Occupational Noise present in occupational, industrial, and factory situations. Occupational Noise,Noises, Occupational,Occupational Noises
D009784 Occupational Diseases Diseases caused by factors involved in one's employment. Diseases, Occupational,Occupational Illnesses,Disease, Occupational,Illnesse, Occupational,Illnesses, Occupational,Occupational Disease,Occupational Illnesse
D011044 Poland A country in central Europe, east of Germany. The capital is Warsaw. Polish People's Republic,Republic of Poland
D012008 Recurrence The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission. Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D005260 Female Females
D006304 Health Status The level of health of the individual, group, or population as subjectively assessed by the individual or by more objective measures. General Health,General Health Level,General Health Status,Level of Health,Overall Health,Overall Health Status,General Health Levels,Health Level,Health Level, General,Health Levels,Health Status, General,Health Status, Overall,Health, General,Health, Overall,Level, General Health,Levels, General Health,Status, General Health,Status, Health,Status, Overall Health
D006317 Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Hearing loss due to exposure to explosive loud noise or chronic exposure to sound level greater than 85 dB. The hearing loss is often in the frequency range 4000-6000 hertz. Acoustic Trauma,Hearing Loss, Noise Induced,Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
D006319 Hearing Loss, Sensorineural Hearing loss resulting from damage to the COCHLEA and the sensorineural elements which lie internally beyond the oval and round windows. These elements include the AUDITORY NERVE and its connections in the BRAINSTEM. Deafness Neurosensory,Deafness, Neurosensory,Deafness, Sensoryneural,Neurosensory Deafness,Sensorineural Hearing Loss,Sensoryneural Deafness,Cochlear Hearing Loss,Hearing Loss, Cochlear,Deafnesses, Neurosensory,Deafnesses, Sensoryneural,Neurosensory Deafnesses,Sensoryneural Deafness,Sensoryneural Deafnesses

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