Occupation and prevalence of chronic diseases

Tijekom 1972. godine provedeno je istraživanje prevalencije kroničnih bolesti kod 1.575 muškaraca i 1.690 žena u dobi od 38 do 57 godina života. Ove osobe su predstavljale uzorak stanovništva iz šest različitih općina SR Hrvatske. Zanimanja ispitanika bila su podijeljena u sedam skupina: poljoprivrednici, nekvalificirani radnici, domaćice, KV radnici, administrativni i tehnički radnici, intelektualni radnici, te penzioneri. Kronične bolesti i oštećenja bila su označena u 75 dijagnoza i 7 stupnjeva s obzirom na kliničku težinu bolesti. Obrada dobivenih podataka izvršena je pomoću elektroničkog računala. Između ostalog nađeno je da prosječno najveći broj bolesti po jednoj osobi imaju skupina poljoprivrednika i domaćica. Manje bolesti po jednoj osobi imaju nekvalificirani i kvalificirani radnici, pa administrativno-tehnički radnici. Najmanji broj dijagnoza u prosjeku utvrđen je kod intelektualnih radnica i radnika. U tablicama se iznose detaljniji podaci o prosječnom broju bolesti, a posebno se daju i podaci o prevalenciji bolesti po zanimanjima za 35 bolesti muškaraca i žena. Diskutira se o značenju zanimanja i socio-ekonomskog položaja pojedinih radnih "rupa stanovništva za pojavu kroničnih bolesti i oštećenja, što je važno za aktivni rad u primarnoj zdravstvenoj zaštiti.In 1972 the investigations of the prevalence of chronic diseases was carried out in 1575 male and 1690 female subjects aged between 38 and 57 years, who represented a sample of the population from six communities in Croatia. According to occupation the subjects were divided into seven groups: farmers, unskilled workers, housewives, skilled workers, administrative workers and technicians, intellectuals and retired persons. Chronic diseases and impairments were classified in 75 diagnoses and 7 degrees of clinical severity of a disease. The data were processed by means of an electronic computer. The group of agricultural workers and housewives had the highest number of diseases per subject. A lower number of diseases per subject was found in the groups of unskilled and skilled workers and then in administrative and technical workers. The lowest number was found in the intellectual workers. More detailed data on the average rate of disease are given in tables, while the data on the prevalence of diseases by occupation for 35 diseases in both males and females are shown separately. The significance of occupation and socio-economic status of particular groups of working population in the prevalence of chronic diseases and impairments is discussed, which is important for an active work in primary health protection