Factors affecting heat-related diseases in outdoor workers exposed to extreme heat

Table 1 Forty-seven compensated cases of occupational heat-related illnesses in outdoor workers in Korea from 2010 to 2014

No.	Heavy exertion	Unaccli-matized	Age	Tropical night	Heat wave	WBGT
1	o	x	41	x	o	31.75
2	o	x	55	x	o	32.59
3	o	x	66	x	o	30.24
4	o	x	29	o	o	30.62
5	o	x	54	o	o	29.9
6	o	x	44	o	o	31.76
7	o	x	49	o	o	30.98
8	o	x	63	o	o	31.29
9	o	x	50	o	o	30.76
10	o	x	29	o	o	32.29
11	o	x	53	o	o	29.0
12	o	x	44	o	o	29.97
13	o	x	46	o	o	29.14
14	o	x	62	o	o	31.89
15	o	o	45	o	o	25.71
16	o	o	35	o	o	30.37
17	o	o	54	o	o	30.28
18	o	o	44	o	o	31.27
19	o	o	56	o	o	29.88
20	o	o	44	o	o	30.77
21	o	o	56	o	o	29.03
22	o	o	52	o	o	30.48
23	o	o	45	o	o	29.31
24	o	o	39	o	o	30.78
25	o	o	39	o	x	25.98
26	o	o	42	o	x	29.29
27	o	o	54	o	x	31.66
28	o	o	51	o	x	30.09
29	o	o	49	o	x	30.76
30	o	o	47	o	x	28.85
31	o	o	64	o	x	29.09
32	o	o	62	o	x	27.46
33	o	o	51	o	x	32.72
34	o	o	66	o	x	29.57
35	o	x	47	o	x	30.59
36	o	x	50	x	x	29.73
37	o	x	60	x	x	30.11
38	o	x	54	x	x	30.39
39	o	x	49	x	x	24.37
40	o	x	60	x	x	23.43
41	o	x	59	x	x	25.87
42	x	x	67	o	o	32.59
43	x	x	56	o	o	30.67
44	x	x	77	o	o	30.53
45	x	o	37	o	o	29.29
46	x	o	51	x	x	30.72
47	x	x	71	o	o	32.45

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