Ueda T, Hashimoto M, Kosaka M, Higashida T, Hara I, Kurimoto T
Department of Public Health, Kansai Medical University.
Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi. 1992 Jan;39(1):11-21.
In order to elucidate factors affecting taxi drivers health, a questionnaire survey was performed on 5523 taxi drivers and health examinations were conducted on 311 taxi drivers from among them. Analysis by a method of multivariate analysis called Quantification II was performed with dependent variables being blood pressure, the number of subjective symptoms and fatigue on rising, and independent variables being work and daily life conditions. The major results of this survey were as follows: 1) A tendency for hypertension risk to increase with degree of obesity, and both employment as a taxi driver for 1-4 years and over twenty years of taxi driving were positively associated with increase in risk for hypertension. 2) Common factors to all types of work shifts which were related to an increase in the number of subjective symptoms were irregularity of meals, insufficient rest on off days, large number of years engagement at taxi driving, frequent frightening experiences while driving and comparatively short driving distance in one shift. 3) Common factors to all types of work shifts that were connected with fatigue at the time of rising were insufficient rest on off days and long years engagement in taxi driving.
为阐明影响出租车司机健康的因素，对5523名出租车司机进行了问卷调查，并对其中311名出租车司机进行了健康检查。采用量化Ⅱ这一多元分析方法进行分析，因变量为血压、主观症状数量和起床时的疲劳感，自变量为工作和日常生活状况。本次调查的主要结果如下：1）高血压风险有随肥胖程度增加而上升的趋势，担任出租车司机1至4年以及出租车驾驶超过20年均与高血压风险增加呈正相关。2）与主观症状数量增加相关的所有类型工作班次的共同因素为饮食不规律、休息日休息不足、出租车驾驶年限长、驾驶时频繁遇到令人恐惧的经历以及一个班次内驾驶距离相对较短。3）与起床时疲劳相关的所有类型工作班次的共同因素为休息日休息不足和出租车驾驶年限长。
