A Study on the 
Health Status of the Elementary Students Living around an Iron-Steel Industry Area and a Residential Area by Modified Cornell Medical Index

Keimyung Medical Journal 1996;15(4):353-360.

A Study on the Health Status of the Elementary Students Living around an Iron-Steel Industry Area and a Residential Area by Modified Cornell Medical Index

수정 CMI를 이용한 철강공단지역과 주거지역 초등학생들의 건강 상태에 관한 비교조사

박경민; 권영숙; 양진향

Abstract

This survey was conducted to evaluate the health status of the elementary students living around iron- steel industry area and residential area; during the period from April 1 to July 10 1996; based on Modified Cornell Medical Index consisting of 37 questions pertaining to physical complaints. The results of obtained are as follow: 1) The average rates of complaints were 22.2% in iron-steel industial area and 18.7% in residential area( ?=18.06; P=.012). Respiratory system was shown the highest difference for iron-steel industrial area and residential area. 2) The responses of each item's complaints were significantly higher in iron-steel industrial area than those in residential area for respiratory system(t=4.01; p=.006); and cardiovascular system(t=2.64; p=.009) 3) Boys in iron-steel industry area demonstrate higher score in "yes" response for the respiratory section(t=3.53; p=.001); cardiovascular section(t=2.62; p=.009) and digestive section(t=2.34; p=.020) than those of the boys in residential area. 4) Girls in iron-steel industry area demonstrate significantly higher score in "yes" response for the respiratory section(t=2.18; p=.030) than that of the girls in residential area. 5) In 5th grade; the responses of each item's complaints were significantly higher in iron-steel industrial area than those in residential area for respiratory section(t=3.81; p=.000); cardiovascular section(t=2.70; p=.008); digestive system(t=2.12; p=.035) and musculoskeletal system(t=2.57; p=.Oil). 6) In 6th grade; the response of each item's complaints was significantly higher in residential area than that in iron-steel industrial-area for nervous system(t=-2.26; p=.025).

Key Words: Modified Cornell Medical Index, Residential area, Iron-steel industrial area