Evaluation of Health Status of Turkish Ceramic Workers

BAŞARAN, NURŞEN; iritaş, servet birgin; Bacanlı, Merve; Gunduzoz, Meside; Tutkun, Engin; Yılmaz, Ömer Hinç; Anlar, Hatice Gül

doi:10.5152/clinexphealthsci.2017.664

Evaluation of Health Status of Turkish Ceramic Workers

Hatice Gül Anlar, (Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Eczacılık Fakültesi, Farmasötik Toksikoloji Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye)

Merve Bacanlı, (Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Eczacılık Fakültesi, Farmasötik Toksikoloji Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye)

Meside GÜNDÜZÖZ, (Ankara Meslek Hastalıkları Hastanesi, Aile Hekimliği Kliniği, Ankara, Türkiye)

Servet Birgin İRİTAŞ, (Adli Tıp Kurumu, Ankara Şube Müdürlüğü, Ankara, Türkiye)

Engin Tutkun, (Bozok Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı, Yozgat, Türkiye)

Ömer Hınç Yılmaz, (Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye)

Nurşen BAŞARAN (Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Eczacılık Fakültesi, Farmasötik Toksikoloji Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye)

Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences

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Yıl: 2018 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 202 - 206 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.5152/clinexphealthsci.2017.664 İndeks Tarihi: 11-11-2020

Evaluation of Health Status of Turkish Ceramic Workers

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Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluation of health status of Turkishceramic workers (n=99). For this purpose, leukocyte (WBC), hemoglobin (HGB),haematocrit (HCT), thrombocyte (PLT), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartateaminotransferase (AST), creatinine (CR), arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg) levelswere investigated in workers and their controls (n=81). Also spirometry tests, chestradiographs and workplace dust measurement were analyzed.Methods: As and Hg levels determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma MassSpectrometry (ICP-MS). AST, ALT and CR levels were analyzed by Konelab Prime60i auto-analyzer while Hb, PLT, WBC numbers and HCT percentages weremeasured by Coulter LH780. Chest radiographs of workers were taken by using ashort exposure time with high voltage technique. Standard spirometry measurementsof workers and controls were done with a dry seal spirometry Dust samples werecollected with badge dosimeter and analyzed by gravimetrically.Results: In this study, WBC, PLT, AST, ALT, CR, As and Hg levels of workers higherwhile HGB and HCT levels lower than the controls. 38 workers were diagnosed withsilicosis, 9 workers were suspected to have silicosis, whereas 52 workers were foundto be healthy. Average value of FEV1/FVC ratios was found to be 81.430±5.314(Mean ± SD) for workers and 81.31±5.22 (Mean ± SD) for controls. The meanconcentration of respirable total dust in workplace was 3.58 mg/m3.Conclusion: Ceramic workers must be considered as risky persons as their workingconditions affect many organs and systems in their body such as liver, kidney andhematopoetic system.

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Türk Seramik İşçilerinin Sağlık Durumlarının Değerlendirilmesi

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı Türk seramik işçilerinin (n=99) sağlık durumlarını değerlendirmektedir. Bu amaçla, işçiler ve kontrol grubunda (n=81) lökosit (WBC), hemoglobin (HGB), hematokrit (HCT), trombosit (PLT), alanin aminotransferaz (ALT), aspartat aminotransferaz (AST), kreatinin (CR), arsenik (As) ve cıva (Hg) düzeyleri incelenmiştir. Ayrıca, solunum fonksiyon testleri, göğüs radyografileri ile işyerindeki toz ölçümü de analiz edilmiştir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: As ve Hg düzeyleri, İndüktif Olarak Eşleştirilmiş Plazma-Kütle Spektrometresi (ICP-MS) ile ölçülmüştür. AST, ALT ve CR düzeyleri Konelab Prime 60i otomatik sistem ile analiz edilirken; Hb, PLT, WBC sayıları ve HCT yüzdeleri Coulter LH780 hematolojik analiz sistemi ile ölçülmüştür. İşçilerin göğüs radyografileri kısa maruziyet süreli, yüksek voltaj tekniği ile çekilmiştir. İşçilerin ve kontrol grubunun solunum fonksiyon testleri kuru pistonlu spirometre ile yapılmıştır. İş yerinden toz örnekleri yaka dozimetresi ile alınıp, gravimetrik olarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular: Bu çalışmada işçilerin kontrole göre WBC, PLT, AST, ALT, CR, As ve Hg düzeyleri yüksek bulunurken HGB ve HCT düzeyleri düşük bulunmuştur. 38 işçi silikozis tanısı almış, 9 işçide silikozis şüphesi olduğu saptanmışken 52 işçinin sağlıklı olduğu bulunmuştur. % zorlu soluk vermenin 1.saniyesinde atılan hacim/zorlu vital kapasite değeri işçiler için 81.430±5.314 (Ortalama ± SS) kontrol grubunda bu değer 1.31±5.22 (Ortalama ± SS) olarak bulunmuştur. Solunabilir toz konsantrasyonu ortalama değeri 3.58 mg/m3 ’dür. Sonuç: Seramik işçileri çalışma şartları nedeniyle karaciğer, akciğer ve hematopoetik sistem gibi birçok organ ve sistemin etkileneceği riskli kişiler olarak düşünülmelidir.

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Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık

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APA	Anlar H, Bacanlı M, Gunduzoz M, iritaş s, Tutkun E, Yılmaz Ö, BAŞARAN N (2018). Evaluation of Health Status of Turkish Ceramic Workers. Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences, 8(3), 202 - 206. 10.5152/clinexphealthsci.2017.664
Chicago	Anlar Hatice Gül,Bacanlı Merve,Gunduzoz Meside,iritaş servet birgin,Tutkun Engin,Yılmaz Ömer Hinç,BAŞARAN NURŞEN Evaluation of Health Status of Turkish Ceramic Workers. Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences 8, no.3 (2018): 202 - 206. 10.5152/clinexphealthsci.2017.664
MLA	Anlar Hatice Gül,Bacanlı Merve,Gunduzoz Meside,iritaş servet birgin,Tutkun Engin,Yılmaz Ömer Hinç,BAŞARAN NURŞEN Evaluation of Health Status of Turkish Ceramic Workers. Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences, vol.8, no.3, 2018, ss.202 - 206. 10.5152/clinexphealthsci.2017.664
AMA	Anlar H,Bacanlı M,Gunduzoz M,iritaş s,Tutkun E,Yılmaz Ö,BAŞARAN N Evaluation of Health Status of Turkish Ceramic Workers. Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences. 2018; 8(3): 202 - 206. 10.5152/clinexphealthsci.2017.664
Vancouver	Anlar H,Bacanlı M,Gunduzoz M,iritaş s,Tutkun E,Yılmaz Ö,BAŞARAN N Evaluation of Health Status of Turkish Ceramic Workers. Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences. 2018; 8(3): 202 - 206. 10.5152/clinexphealthsci.2017.664
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