Chang SJ, Shih TS, Chou TC, Chen CJ, Chang HY, Chen PC, Sung FC. Electrocardiographic Abnormality for Workers Exposed to Carbon Disulfide at a Viscose Rayon Plant.
J Occup Environ Med 2006;
48:394-9. [PMID:
16607194 DOI:
10.1097/01.jom.0000190302.35094.7f]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
This study investigated electrocardiography (ECG) manifestations for male workers with carbon disulfide exposure at rayon manufacturing plants.
METHODS
A total of 251 men in the exposure group and 226 administrative clerks in the reference group received physical examinations and completed questionnaires.
RESULTS
The prevalence of ECG abnormalities was much higher in the carbon disulfide exposure group (25.9%, n = 65) than in the reference group (2.7%, n = 6), with an odds ratio (OR) of 12.8 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 5.4-30.2). The foremen were at the highest risk of abnormal ECG (OR = 20.6, 95% CI = 6.5-65.2), followed by filament-spinning workers (OR = 14.2, 95% CI = 5.7-35.3), viscose-manufacturing workers (OR = 11.3, 95% CI = 4.3-30.1), and carbon disulfide-manufacturing workers (OR = 8.1, 95% CI = 2.7-25.6). The multivariate logistic regression analysis based on cumulative exposure index also showed a dose-response relationship with the exposure, and the risk of ECG abnormality could be initiated at the exposure history of 31 to 57 year-ppm with an OR of 7.2 (95% CI = 1.5-36.7).
CONCLUSIONS
In general, the ECG abnormalities observed in workers at the permissible exposure level of carbon disulfide implicate the importance of environmental control of the chemical and of workers' education in exposure prevention at work.
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