CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA.
J Occup Environ Med. 2011 Apr;53(4):372-80. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182122286.
To examine the health status of older construction workers in the United States, and how occupation and the aging process affect health in workers' later years.
We analyzed six waves (1998 to 2008) of the Health and Retirement Study, a longitudinal survey of US residents age 50+. The study sample totaled 7200 male workers (510 in construction trades) in the baseline. Multiple logistic regression and paired t tests were conducted to compare health outcomes across occupations and within individuals over time.
Compared with white-collar workers, construction workers had increased odds of arthritis, back problems, chronic lung disease, functional limitations, work disability, and work-related injuries after controlling for possible confounders.
Safety and health interventions, as well as retirement and pension policy, should meet the needs of older construction workers, who face increasingly chronic health conditions over time.
研究美国老年建筑工人的健康状况，以及职业和衰老过程如何影响工人晚年的健康。
我们分析了健康与退休研究（Health and Retirement Study）的六个波次（1998 年至 2008 年），这是一项对美国 50 岁以上居民的纵向调查。研究样本总计 7200 名男性工人（建筑行业 510 人）作为基线。采用多因素逻辑回归和配对 t 检验，比较了不同职业之间以及同一人群随时间推移的健康结果。
在控制了可能的混杂因素后，与白领工人相比，建筑工人患关节炎、背部问题、慢性肺病、功能障碍、工作残疾和与工作相关的伤害的几率更高。
安全和健康干预措施以及退休和养老金政策应满足老年建筑工人的需求，因为他们随着时间的推移会面临越来越多的慢性健康问题。
