Abstract
Introduction We know the phenomenon of differential ageing to be the result of unequal environment conditions pressure. It is necessary to assess the difference between calendar and biological age (BA) in order to reveal the effects induced by combined occupational hazards in professional lorry-drivers. We have compared the physical (PWC) and mental work capacity (MWC), BA and ageing rates of lorry-drivers (experimental group) and labourers (control group) in connexion with their chronological age (CA), driving experience, occupational environment, work schedule and social-demographic characteristics. Methods 150 male lorry-drivers (mean age 41.3±0.9) and 150 male labourers (mean age 44.8±0.9) were examined according to the multiply-regressional model of BA evaluation based on the estimation of PWC and MWC parameters. Integrated indices such as BA on MWC, BA on PWC, BA on (MWC+PWC), predicted biological age (PBA) and ageing rate (BA-PBA) were calculated. Results Statistically significant differences between MWC, PWC levels and ageing rates in the studied groups were revealed (p Conclusion The above studies revealed the occupational environment and long driving experience being the risk factors for the accelerated ageing of lorry-drivers, which can result in health problems, occupational and work-related diseases.
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