건설현장 고령근로자의 건강실태 분석 = A Study on the Health Conditions of Elderly Workers in the Construction Site

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the necessity of differentiated management strategies for preventing occupational cardiovascular diseases in older construction workers by measuring their health status and physiological signals, such as heart rate and vascular condition, which are closely related to cardiovascular diseases. Methods: For this purpose, data actually collected over 28 months from the start to the end of a construction project were used to understand the health status of older workers, and IBM SPSS Statistics ver.29 was used for data analysis. First, frequency analysis was conducted to identify the general characteristics of construction workers. Second, heart rate and vascular measurements were mainly performed on workers aged 60 and over, and measurements were also performed on non-elderly workers for comparison to compare the rate of outliers by age group. Results: While the average heart rate was within the normal range for most age groups, a significant number of individuals aged 55 to 69 exhibited abnormal heart rates, either below 60 beats per minute or above 100 beats per minute. Regarding vascular conditions, 34.8% of individuals aged 70-74 (5-6 out of 22), 3.3% of individuals aged 75 and over (2 out of 6), 23.5% of individuals aged 65-69 (47 out of 200), and 20.8% of individuals aged 60-64 (147 out of 707) were categorized as having poor or worse vascular conditions, indicating a deteriorating vascular health with advancing age. Conclusions: Construction workers aged 60 and over have been shown to have poorer physiological signals, such as heart rate and vascular condition, compared to other age groups. Therefore, it is necessary to measure the health status of older workers who are vulnerable to health problems through various methods and provide appropriate management to prevent cardiovascular disease-related accidents.