Ogochukwu Kelechi Onyeso, Arinze Kingsley Ugwu, Henrietha Chibuzor Adandom, Suha Damag, Kelechi Mirabel Onyeso, James Okechukwu Abugu, Okwukweka Emmanuela Aruma, Adesola Christiana Odole, Oluwaghohunmi A Awosoga, Charles Ikechukwu Ezema
OBJECTIVE: There is an occupational health concern about welders' inhalation of toxic aluminium fumes. We investigated whether serum aluminium level (SAL) and demographic variables can significantly predict physical health parameters, cognition, and quality of life (QoL) among welders. METHODS: The cross-sectional study involved 100 age- and location-matched men (50 welders and 50 non-welders). SAL obtained using a graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometer, and data collected using blood pressure and body mass index (BMI) apparatuses, biodata form, pain rating scale, General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition, WHOQoL-BREF, and Nordic musculoskeletal symptoms (MSS) questionnaire were analysed using independent samples t test, chi-square, Pearson's correlation, and hierarchical linear regression...
December 18, 2023: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health