Relationship between Phenylglyoxylic Acid in Urine and Postural Body Sway in Styrene Exposed Workers / 대한산업의학회지
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
;
: 459-467, 2002.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-213721
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Until now,no effective screening tools have been available for evaluating the neurotoxicity of organic solvents and metals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of posturography as a screening tool for the chronic neurotoxicity of organic solvents.METHOD:
36 workers in 4 septic tank manufacturers,who were exposed to styrene over a period of 1 year (exposed group),and 15 hospital volunteer manual workers were examined by posturography.The subjects' physical,medical,and occupational characteristics were obtained by means of a physical examination and a questionnaire. We excluded from both groups those persons who had psychiatric problems, diabetes, neurologic symptoms, gait disturbance,or a history of stroke.The sway area of the exposed group was compared to that of the non-exposed group using bivariate and multiple regression analysis. We controlled a number of variables including age, alcohol consumption,smoking, weight, height, and body mass index.RESULT:
The sway area of the exposed group was found to be higher than that of the non-exposed group after taking into consideration the effects of other characteristics by means of multiple regression analysis.CONCLUSION:
We concluded the posturography would be an effective tool for the screening of chronic neurotoxicity in workers exposed to styrene.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Physical Examination
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Solvents
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Body Mass Index
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Mass Screening
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Styrene
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Gait
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Hospital Volunteers
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Metals
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Neurologic Manifestations
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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