Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
Association Between Occupational Physicochemical Exposures and Headache/Eyestrain Symptoms Among Korean Indoor/Outdoor Construction Workers (Original Article)
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
Association Between Occupational Physicochemical Exposures and Headache/Eyestrain Symptoms Among Korean Indoor/Outdoor Construction Workers (Original Article)
Association Between Occupational Physicochemical Exposures and Headache/Eyestrain Symptoms Among Korean Indoor/Outdoor Construction Workers (Original Article)
Subject
Construction worker, Eyestrains, Headache, Physicochemical exposure
Description
Background: Headache/eyestrain symptoms are common health problems that people experience in
daily life. Various studies have examined risk factors contributing to headache/eyestrains, and physi-
cochemical exposure was found to be a leading risk factor in causing such symptoms. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of headache/eyestrain symptoms with physicochemical exposure among Korean construction workers depended on worksite.
Methods: This study used data from the 4th Korean Workers Conditions Survey and selected 1,945
Korean construction workers as participants. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to determine the relationship.
Results: Exposure to vibrations among all construction workers affected the moderate exposure group [odds ratio (OR) 1.53, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.01e2.32], the high exposure group (OR 1.77 95%CI 1.17e2.67), and the indoor high exposure group (OR 1.61, 95%CI 1.02-2.55) and among outdoor construction workers, the moderate group (OR 6.61, 95%CI 15.4e28.48) and the high group (OR 6.61, 95%CI 1.56e27.98). When exposed to mist, dust, and fumes, the indoor high exposure group was significantly affected (OR 1.63, 95%CI 1.07e2.47). All construction workers exposed to organic solvents were affected,
high exposure group (OR 1.69, 95%CI 1.15e2.49) and indoor high exposure group (OR 1.77, 95%CI 1.08 e2.89). The high exposure group in all construction worker (OR 1.70, 95%CI 1.20e2.42) and the indoor high exposure group (OR 1.83, 95%CI 1.17e2.89) also were affected by secondhand smoking exposure.
Conclusion: Many physicochemical exposure factors affect headache/eyestrain symptoms among construction workers, especially indoor construction workers, suggesting a deficiency in occupational hygiene and health environments at indoor construction worksites.
daily life. Various studies have examined risk factors contributing to headache/eyestrains, and physi-
cochemical exposure was found to be a leading risk factor in causing such symptoms. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of headache/eyestrain symptoms with physicochemical exposure among Korean construction workers depended on worksite.
Methods: This study used data from the 4th Korean Workers Conditions Survey and selected 1,945
Korean construction workers as participants. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to determine the relationship.
Results: Exposure to vibrations among all construction workers affected the moderate exposure group [odds ratio (OR) 1.53, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.01e2.32], the high exposure group (OR 1.77 95%CI 1.17e2.67), and the indoor high exposure group (OR 1.61, 95%CI 1.02-2.55) and among outdoor construction workers, the moderate group (OR 6.61, 95%CI 15.4e28.48) and the high group (OR 6.61, 95%CI 1.56e27.98). When exposed to mist, dust, and fumes, the indoor high exposure group was significantly affected (OR 1.63, 95%CI 1.07e2.47). All construction workers exposed to organic solvents were affected,
high exposure group (OR 1.69, 95%CI 1.15e2.49) and indoor high exposure group (OR 1.77, 95%CI 1.08 e2.89). The high exposure group in all construction worker (OR 1.70, 95%CI 1.20e2.42) and the indoor high exposure group (OR 1.83, 95%CI 1.17e2.89) also were affected by secondhand smoking exposure.
Conclusion: Many physicochemical exposure factors affect headache/eyestrain symptoms among construction workers, especially indoor construction workers, suggesting a deficiency in occupational hygiene and health environments at indoor construction worksites.
Creator
Sung Won Jung, June-Hee Lee, Kyung-Jae Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
December 2019
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
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Citation
Sung Won Jung, June-Hee Lee, Kyung-Jae Lee, Hyoung-Ryoul Kim, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
Association Between Occupational Physicochemical Exposures and Headache/Eyestrain Symptoms Among Korean Indoor/Outdoor Construction Workers (Original Article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 4, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1950.
Association Between Occupational Physicochemical Exposures and Headache/Eyestrain Symptoms Among Korean Indoor/Outdoor Construction Workers (Original Article),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 4, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1950.