[Comparison of 2 field studies (office and food factory)]. / Gegenüberstellung zweier Feldstudien (Büro- und Lebensmittelbetrieb).

ABSTRACT

The results of a medical investigation of 973 volunteers (632 bank employees and 341 workers in a food factory) are compared a marked difference exists between the two groups with regard to body-weight distribution. Significantly more persons with elevated levels of serum cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose are registered in the group of food workers; moreover, the incidence of hypertension, bad teeth and varicosis is also higher in this group.