Le concept de vieillissement différentiel Son utilisation dans les études de santé au travail The concept of differential aging (its use in health study in the workplace)

Résumé

Dans cet article, les auteurs se proposent, après avoir esquissé leur méthode de calcul du vieillissement, d'explorer les raisons de ce calcul et de donner un exemple de son utilisation, à partir d'une recherche faite en milieu industriel.

SUMMARY

Differential aging means the difference between chronological and biological age ; this concept is one of the best general health level indicators for individuals and groups, being both a diagnostic and a research instrument for the study of environmental sources of health variations. In an industrial setting, our results indicate strong over-aging in the case of unskilled manual workers, which might be related to lack of interest in the mechanical, repetitive tasks at work and to possible alienation of this employee category.