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Analysis of Factors Associated with the Workers' Health Status Using Periodic Health Examination Data by Size of Enterprises

Authors
 Jong Uk Won  ;  Jae Suk Song  ;  Yeon Soon Ahn  ;  Jae Hoon Roh  ;  Chung Yill Park 
Citation
 YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL, Vol.43(1) : 14-19, 2002 
Journal Title
YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN
 0513-5796 
Issue Date
2002
MeSH
Adult ; Aged ; Female ; Health Status* ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Occupational Health Services* ; Physical Examination* ; Prevalence
Keywords
Small scale enterprise ; workers' health status ; size of enterprise
Abstract
This study was conducted to determine whether the size of an enterprise can make a difference to workers' health and to examine those factors, which influence workers' health. The subjects of this study included 26,324 workers employed in manufacturing industry who received medical examinations at the Industrial Health Center at Yonsei University in 1995, 1996 and 1997. Medical examination data were used as a measure of health. Each enterprise was classified by size into three categories: Small scale enterprises (SSE) that employ no more than 50 regular employees; middle scale enterprise (MSE) that employ from 50 to 300 regular employees; and large scale enterprise (LSE) that employ more than 300 regular employees. Health conditions, according to the size of the enterprise, were determined by comparing prevalence rates, and direct standardization methods were used based upon the Korean population, as a standard population, in order to adjust for differences in population structure.

1. The findings of the medical examinations showed that, the prevalence rate in SSEs was higher than in MSEs or LSEs, but that this relationship was reversed after standardizing for sex and age.

2. Logistic regression analysis showed that, although subjects of advanced age, prolonged work history, and male gender had higher risks of disease, the size of the enterprise had no significant effect upon these risks.
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DOI
10.3349/ymj.2002.43.1.14
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (작업환경의학과) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Preventive Medicine (예방의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Roh, Jae Hoon(노재훈)
Won, Jong Uk(원종욱) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9200-3297
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/144311
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