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occupational health
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Introduction: The current legislation considers health and safety at work as a key point for the well-being of the worker. Medical surveillance is the means to ensure the health of employees, especially those who work in a high-risk company.
Objective: Determine the socio-labor factors associated with audiometric and anthropometric changes in workers of a company in the mountains in the department of Cajamarca, Peru.
Methodology: Retrospective cohort study using secondary data analysis of 983 workers. It was found the changing summations of audiometry (500 + 1000 + 2000 + 4000 Hz) and weights and body mass index (BMI) in two times, associating it with the difference in age, years of work and experience prior. Relative risks and p values were found in each case. Results: Associated with the change >15Db having a difference of ≥2 years between examinations (p value of the right ear (OD): 0,004 and left ear (OI): <0.001) and the working years (OD: 0.001 and OI: 0.001). And the change in anthropometric values having a difference ≥2 years (p value BMI: 0.002 and weight: 0.003) and working years (BMI <0.001 Weight: <0.001).
Conclusion: We found that there are statistically significant changes in measurements for occupational monitoring, this should be taken into account by the company and others similar in the industry, so that not only evaluated occupational examinations of their workers, but to see through statistical if there are changes, so that they can intervene to improve the situation.
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