Features of morbidity and functional status of mining workers in the Murmansk region

The results of the assessment of the functional state of mining workers in the Murmansk region are presented. The study involved 231 men, with an average age of 42.02 ± 12.38 years. The subjects are ranked by age groups. The data on morbidity were obtained by extract from the outpatient records of workers. The complex of techniques included: a test of well-being, activity, mood, a test of situational and personal anxiety. Somatometric and physiometric indicators: heart rate, blood pressure, height and weight. Somatometric and physiometric indicators: heart rate, blood pressure, height and weight. Vegetative status and adaptive potential were calculated based on the indicators of the index of functional changes and the Kerdo index. The analysis of the obtained data showed that 68.8 % of the company's employees are practically healthy, 31.8 % have chronic diseases beyond the acute stage. In the group of 50 years and older, the incidence of the cardiovascular system dominates - 49 %, increasing with work experience and a peak of 10-20 years of work. Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and other diseases have a wave age dynamics with a peak of 5-10 years of experience. Also, workers with 5-10 years of experience account for the peak incidence of diseases of the chest. The peculiarities of the adaptive potential of the studied are age-related and manifest themselves in an increase in the stress indicators of adaptation mechanisms. Self-assessment of the state according to tests of well-being, activity and mood, situational and personal anxiety did not show significant intergroup differences. Significant differences were noted in the calculated indicators of the Kerdo index and the index of functional changes in practically healthy and chronically ill workers. The results of the study show that more than a third of mining workers have cardiovascular risks and require preventive measures aimed at correcting the condition in order to prevent the development of somatic pathology. The data obtained can be used by specialists engaged in the field of preventive examinations.