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Effects of Occupational Noise Exposure on Hearing Status, Blood Lipid and Hypertension Levels in Workers of a Fireclay Mine | ||
Journal of Health Sciences & Surveillance System | ||
مقاله 4، دوره 2، شماره 3، مهر 2014، صفحه 107-112 اصل مقاله (327.29 K) | ||
نوع مقاله: Original Articles | ||
نویسندگان | ||
Masoud Neghab1؛ Hamid Karimi2؛ Sayed Hamidreza Tabatabaee3؛ Esmaeel Soleimani* 2؛ Abas Ali Kasaeinasab2 | ||
1Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, and Research Center for Health Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; | ||
2Student’s Research Committee, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; | ||
3Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran | ||
چکیده | ||
Background: Noise is one of the most pervasive hazards in industrial settings. This retrospective study was carried out to assess the effects of noise exposure on hearing status, blood lipids and blood pressure of employees of a local fireclay mine.Methods: Two hundred and forty male workers were studied. Data on audiometric measurements, blood lipids and blood pressure were derived from the workers’ medical records and analyzed. Furthermore, area noise measurements were performed. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 16.0.Results: Workers were exposed to a mean noise level of 91±15 dB. The means of triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP) were within the normal range for the first three years of the study. However, a slight, non-significant increase in TG level was noted in 2010. Most of the participants (63.6%) suffered from moderate hearing loss (HL). About 23.6% and 12.7% of the employees had developed severe and mild HL, respectively. A statistically significant difference was noted in the number of workers with high-frequency noise-induced HL. Furthermore, a statistically significant association was found between the mean of high frequency HL and log-transformed TG values in 2009 and 2010.Conclusions: High frequency HL could be used as a biomarker for identifying workers exposed to excessive noise levels. High frequency HL developed over a 4-year exposure to noise was associated with hyper triglyceridemia. Implementing a hearing conservation program seems to be mandatory to prevent further increases in the number of workers who are already in the severe HL group. | ||
کلیدواژهها | ||
Fireclay Mine؛ Noise؛ Occupational Exposure؛ Hypertension؛ Blood Lipids | ||
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