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InternCaolrresPorldence To:P. F. RIEHLE - PLANT MANAC;ER - CHEMOLITE 41-1 From:D. E. ROACH, M.D. - MEDICAL DEPARTMENT 220-2E-02 SLoect:1981 Chemolite Health Evaluations Date:August 12, 1982 3M As we discussed recently I am enclosing a ou--ry of the last health evaluations conducted at your plant. We anticipate that this data will now be available after completion of each health evaluation program and comparable from year to year. For your information I have included results from other Chemical Divisionplant locations vhich you may find interesting. A total of 268 Chemical Division employees participated in the 1981 evaluation. Of these 192 or 72% were considered to be normal or free of "significant" abnormalities. A "significant" abnormality is considered to be a finding that lies outside of the normal mnge in excess of one standard deviation. Of the "significant" abnormalities the following may be of special interest. 32 employees or 12% had blood pressure elevations in excess of 150195. 16 employees or 6% had cholestrol elevations in excess of 325 milligrams. 4 individuals or 1.5% had electrocardiograms which were abnormal. 3 i4dj,.*-idualshad abnormal chest x-rays. Other items of interest are as follows: 128 employees or 48/'ohad cholesterol elevations in excess of 250 milligrams - a level considered by many physicians to pose some increased cardiovascular health risk on a statistical basis. These levels at Chemolite are higher than in 1980 and somewhat higher than at other locations. These differences, however, have a high degree of variability and may be due to a number of factors such as incomplete fasting, diet, rotating shifts, etc. -2- 18 or 7% of employees bad abnormal blood chemistries other than blood sugar and cholestrol. 40% of the Chemical Division employees at Chemolite are smokers. This slightly exceeds the national average of 38% for male smokers over age 19 and of 30/00for females over 19. The federal gover=ent's goals on smoking are to reduce this figure to 25% by 1990 in both male and female. You may wish to avail yourselves of some literature on smoking to encourage no smoking program. We suggest the use of the HEW pamphlet program or material from your local lung association. We would be happy to assist in this if you would be interested. DER:cr cc: E. Fasbender, R.N. F. A. Ubel, M.D. Medical Medical - 116 - 220-2E-02 1981 HEALIH EVALUATIONS Empl. "Normi" # Evaluation "Significant" Signif. Total BP Chol. Chol. ),150or ),95 >325 >250 'levark 42 28(66%) (without hearing test) 19(45%) (with hearing test) 4(io%) 5(12%) 14(33%) EGK 2(5%) Signif. Chest Other X-ray Glucose Chemistries Sm 1(2%) None 4 'ordoya 239 175(T3%) 19(8%) 5(2%) 60(25%) 4(2%) 3(l.5%) T(3%) 9(4%) h lecatur 324 230(71%) . hemol.ite 2684 192 (72%) 25(8%) 4(1%) 64(19%) 9(3%) 3(1%) 2(.6%) 11(3.5%) 4 32(12%) 16(6%) 128(48%) 4(1-5%)3(1%) 8(3%) 18(T%) 4 -opley 41 27(66%) (without hearing test 22 (54% with hearing test) 4(io%) 4(10%) 16(39%) 1(2%) excludes 14agOxide and S.S. - Also does not Include vision and hearing 1(2%) 4(io%) 5