Self-Assessed Threshold Temperature for Cold among Poultry Industry Workers in Thailand
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15510575 |
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| Authors | Wisanti Laohaudomchok (0000-0003-3790-2801, Mahidol University), Wantanee Phanprasit (0000-0002-3928-3111, Mahidol University), Pajaree Konthonbut (0000-0002-2616-747X, Mahidol University), Chaiyanun Tangtong (0000-0002-5070-0801, Mahidol University), Penpatra Sripaiboonkij (0000-0001-5297-5465, University College Dublin), Tiina M Ikäheimo (0000-0002-2763-6004, UiT The Arctic University of Norway), Jouni J K Jaakkola (0000-0003-4168-4683, University of Oulu), Simo Näyhä (0000-0002-2063-3118, Mahidol University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 2067-2067 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph20032067 |
| PMID | 36767437 |
| OpenAlex | W4317738109 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 46 |
The self-assessed threshold temperature for cold in the workplace is not well known. We asked 392 chicken industry workers in Thailand what they regard as the cold threshold (CT) and compared subgroups of workers using linear and quantile regressions by CT sextiles (percentiles P 17 , P 33 , P 50 , P 67 , and P 83 , from warmest to coldest). The variables of interest were sex, office work, and sedentary work, with age, clothing thermal insulation, and alcohol consumption as adjustment factors. The mean CT was 14.6 °C. Office workers had a 6.8 °C higher mean CT than other workers, but the difference ranged from 3.8 °C to 10.0 °C from P 17 to P 83 . Sedentary workers had a 2.0 °C higher mean CT than others, but the difference increased from 0.5 °C to 3.0 °C through P 17 -P 83 . The mean CT did not differ between sexes, but men had a 1.6-5.0 °C higher CT at P 17 -P 50 (>20 °C) and a 5.0 °C lower CT at P 83 ( 0.35 m/s) worksites. We conclude that office, sedentary, and female workers and those working at warm, dry, and draughty sites are sensitive to the coldest temperatures, whereas male workers are sensitive even to moderate temperatures
Air temperature · Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Animal science · Biology · Geography · Meteorology · Percentile · Relative humidity · Significant difference · Skin temperature · Statistics · Building Energy and Comfort Optimization · Chemistry · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Demography · Mathematics · Medicine · Thermoregulation and physiological responses · Internal Medicine
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International study of temperature, heat and urban mortality
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Outdoor human thermal perception in various climates
Estimating Model-Adjusted Risks, Risk Differences, and Risk Ratios From Complex Survey Data
Projections of temperature-related excess mortality under climate change scenarios
Workplace Cold and Perceived Work Ability
Cold-related symptoms and performance degradation among Thai poultry industry workers with reference to vulnerable groups
Physiological and Subjective Responses to Low Relative Humidity
Quantile Regression
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