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A Study on the Results of Questionnaire Survey and Health Examination for Respiratory Disease among Residents in Briquette Fuel Complex in Ansim, Daegu

안심연료단지 주변지역 주민의 호흡기계질환에 대한 설문조사 및 건강검진 결과 분석

  • Lee, Kwan (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lim, Hyun-Sul (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Min-Gi (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine) ;
  • Min, Young-Sun (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Young-Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Sung-Woo (Department of Radiology, Dongguk University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Hye-Sook (Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine) ;
  • Ahn, Yeon-Soon (Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine) ;
  • Sakong, Joon (Department of Preventive Medicine, Youngnam University College of Medicine) ;
  • Yu, Seung-do (National Institute of Environmental Research) ;
  • Kim, Geun-Bae (National Institute of Environmental Research) ;
  • Yoon, Mi-Ra (National Institute of Environmental Research)
  • 이관 (동국대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 임현술 (동국대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 김민기 (동국대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 민영선 (동국대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 이영현 (동국대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 김성우 (동국대학교 의과대학 영상의학교실) ;
  • 최혜숙 (동국대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 안연순 (동국대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 사공준 (영남대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 유승도 (국립환경과학원) ;
  • 김근배 (국립환경과학원) ;
  • 윤미라 (국립환경과학원)
  • Received : 2015.08.31
  • Accepted : 2015.09.22
  • Published : 2015.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study was conducted to better understand the relationship between health effects and exposure to dusts from a briquette fuel complex in Ansim, Daegu, Korea. Methods: The subjects of this study consisted of 2,980 persons over 40 years old who had lived 20 years or more around a briquette fuel complex in Daegu. We conducted a questionnaire survey, and chest radiography was performed. In addition, chest computed tomography(CT) (335 cases) and pulmonary function test(PFT) (658 cases) were done. Pneumoconiosis was diagnosed if one of three radiologists determined(or suspected) pneumoconiosis. We also conducted in-depth interviews for pneumoconiosis cases. We defined the exposed group as subjects residing within a 500 meter radius from the walls of the briquette fuel complex, and the others were defined as the control group. Results: Subjects in the exposed and control groups are respectively 715(24%) and 2,265 cases(76%). Major respiratory symptoms in the exposed group such as sputum, dyspnea, chest tightness and wheezing were significantly higher than in the control group. By chest radiography, 173 cases of pneumoconiosis or suspicious pneumoconiosis were detected. By PFT, 62 cases(29.5%) of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) among 210 asymptomatic subjects were detected. Finally, by chest CT we concluded 28 cases to be pneumoconiosis, and eight cases among them proved to be pneumoconiosis by environmental exposure. Conclusions: Through this study, we concluded that health outcomes such as respiratory symptoms, pneumoconiosis, and COPD were caused by continuous exposure to dusts from the briquette fuel complex. Policies to reduce environmental exposure are needed, and cases of environmental disease should be intensively followed up by the government.

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