Lindström K, Härkönen H, Mantere P
Scand J Work Environ Health. 1978;4 Suppl 2:196-9.
A group of 98 male workers occupationally exposed to styrene was interviewed for information on the amount and frequency of alcohol consumption and changes in consumption frequency and tolerance. Alcohol consumption and changes in consumption were not compared to any reference data, but the changes in tolerance were. The styrene-exposed workers revealed a lowered tolerance somewhat more often than the unexposed group. Neither the duration nor the intensity of styrene exposure was related to any of the alcohol "behavior" variables. The amount of over-time work in exposure had a slight relationship to high alcohol consumption, but the interpretation of this relationship remains undecided. Subjective symptoms, like hand tremor and difficulties in staying asleep, were associated with the alcohol "behavior" variables, but these two symptoms were unrelated to intensity of styrene exposure. Of the psychological functions studied, lowered visuomotor speed showed a slight relationship to high alcohol consumption. Visuomotor inaccuracy, which had proved to be related to a high intensity of styrene exposure, revealed no connection with the alcohol "behavior" variables. It was concluded that alcohol consumption among styrene-exposed workers is not related to the same psychological symptoms and signs as styrene exposure.
对一组98名职业性接触苯乙烯的男性工人进行了访谈，以获取有关饮酒量和频率以及饮酒频率和耐受性变化的信息。饮酒量和饮酒变化未与任何参考数据进行比较，但耐受性变化进行了比较。接触苯乙烯的工人耐受性降低的情况比未接触组更为常见。苯乙烯接触的持续时间和强度均与任何酒精“行为”变量无关。接触期间的加班量与高饮酒量有轻微关系，但这种关系的解释仍未确定。主观症状，如手部震颤和入睡困难，与酒精“行为”变量相关，但这两种症状与苯乙烯接触强度无关。在所研究的心理功能中，视觉运动速度降低与高饮酒量有轻微关系。已证明与高苯乙烯接触强度相关的视觉运动不准确与酒精“行为”变量无关。得出的结论是，接触苯乙烯的工人的饮酒情况与苯乙烯接触所导致的心理症状和体征不同。
