The relationship between: occupational status, biological condition and androgen hormone level among Polish adult men: the Wroclaw Male Study

Abstract

Population health and its determinants are one of the major challenges to social and economic policy. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between occupational activity and biological condition in adult working Polish men. The participants of the study were 300 men (30-65 years), healthy inhabitants of the city of Wroclaw, Poland. Seventeen measures of biological condition were examined. The subjects were divided into three different occupational groups: professionals, soldiers and skilled workers. A comparison of biological age profiles of three occupational groups showed that in the majority of characteristics, professionals had the youngest biological age, whereas skilled workers had the highest biological age. The results for soldiers were not as unambiguous, but biological parameters were generally closer to those for professionals. Inborn biological predispositions and long-term impact of the working environment can influence on the biological condition of various professional groups. Knowledge of the determinants of biological condition might result in efficient use of predisposition to work or may be of help in extending their time of work ability.

Influence of Work on Andropause and Menopause: A Systematic Review

“…A comparison of biological age and biological parameters showed that professionals and soldiers had a lower biological age than skilled workers. In all groups, chronological age correlated negatively and significantly with IGF-1, FT, E2, and DHEAS [ 15 ].…”

“…All studies involving men measured T or TT levels in relation to age, whereas some also analyzed DHEAS [ 11 , 15 ], IGF-1 [ 13 , 15 ], BMI [ 10 ], type of work [ 12 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 ], andropause symptoms (with the AMS scale [ 12 , 14 ]), job content (with the JCQ questionnaire [ 12 , 14 ]), lifetime SEP [ 13 ], and sleep disorders [ 16 , 17 ].…”

“…There was a positive correlation between age and the severity of andropause symptoms and psychological symptoms [ 10 , 12 ]. Two investigations found that age negatively correlated with FT and DHEA [ 11 , 15 ] but not with TT [ 11 ], whereas another did not confirm the correlation between age and FT level [ 14 ].…”

“…Based on the type of work, professionals showed higher levels of IGF-1, FT, and DHEAS than skilled workers and soldiers [ 15 ], while skilled workers showed lower TT and DHEAS levels, compared to the other job categories. Job demands and lifetime SEP also seem to affect TT levels and andropause symptom severity [ 12 , 13 , 14 ].…”

How Stress Is Related to Age, Education, Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, and Body Fat Percentage in Adult Polish Men?

“…The material for the study consisted of sociological and biomedical data of 355 men aged 32-87 years, randomly invited to the study as part of the Wroclaw Male Study research project (WMS) [20,[31][32][33][34][35]. The men were active, healthy inhabitants of the city of Wroclaw (Poland, Lower Silesia, population in 2010: 632,996, including men: 294,960), and they were medically examined in 2000 and in 2010/11 under the WMS research project in the Lower Silesian Medical Centre DOLMED S.A. in Wroclaw (Poland).…”