Occupational cold exposure is associated with neck pain, low back pain, and lumbar radiculopathy
Ambient cold exposure can pose health risks, and this study was aimed at investigating associations with musculoskeletal disorders. A postal survey was performed on 12,627 men and women, ages 18–70 years, living in northern Sweden. Statistical associations were determined using multiple logistic reg...
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ftdatacite:10.6084/m9.figshare.18319201 2023-05-15T17:44:47+02:00 Occupational cold exposure is associated with neck pain, low back pain, and lumbar radiculopathy Stjernbrandt, Albin Farbu, Erlend Hoftun 2022 https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.18319201 https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Occupational_cold_exposure_is_associated_with_neck_pain_low_back_pain_and_lumbar_radiculopathy/18319201 unknown Taylor & Francis https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2022.2027030 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode cc-by-4.0 CC-BY Medicine Genetics FOS Biological sciences Physiology Biotechnology 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified FOS Earth and related environmental sciences 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified Cancer Science Policy Dataset dataset 2022 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.18319201 https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2022.2027030 2022-02-09T13:24:45Z Ambient cold exposure can pose health risks, and this study was aimed at investigating associations with musculoskeletal disorders. A postal survey was performed on 12,627 men and women, ages 18–70 years, living in northern Sweden. Statistical associations were determined using multiple logistic regression. The study sample consisted of 6,886 women (54.5%), and 5,741 men. Reporting high occupational ambient cold exposure was statistically significantly associated with neck pain (OR 1.36; 95% CI 1.16–1.59), low back pain (OR 1.38; 95% CI 1.17–1.63), and lumbar radiculopathy (OR 1.36; 95% CI 1.07–1.73), after adjusting for age, gender, body mass index, physical work load, daily smoking, and stress. We conclude that ambient cold exposure during work was an independent predictor of neck pain, low back pain, and lumbar radiculopathy. In occupational health care settings, cold exposure should be recognised as a possible risk factor for musculoskeletal disorders. Practitioner summary: This cross-sectional, survey-based study investigated associations between self-reported occupational ambient cold exposure and musculoskeletal disorders. It showed significant associations between high cold exposure and neck pain, low back pain and lumbar radiculopathy. In occupational health care settings, cold exposure should be recognised as a possible risk factor for musculoskeletal disorders. Dataset Northern Sweden DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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Ambient cold exposure can pose health risks, and this study was aimed at investigating associations with musculoskeletal disorders. A postal survey was performed on 12,627 men and women, ages 18–70 years, living in northern Sweden. Statistical associations were determined using multiple logistic regression. The study sample consisted of 6,886 women (54.5%), and 5,741 men. Reporting high occupational ambient cold exposure was statistically significantly associated with neck pain (OR 1.36; 95% CI 1.16–1.59), low back pain (OR 1.38; 95% CI 1.17–1.63), and lumbar radiculopathy (OR 1.36; 95% CI 1.07–1.73), after adjusting for age, gender, body mass index, physical work load, daily smoking, and stress. We conclude that ambient cold exposure during work was an independent predictor of neck pain, low back pain, and lumbar radiculopathy. In occupational health care settings, cold exposure should be recognised as a possible risk factor for musculoskeletal disorders. Practitioner summary: This cross-sectional, survey-based study investigated associations between self-reported occupational ambient cold exposure and musculoskeletal disorders. It showed significant associations between high cold exposure and neck pain, low back pain and lumbar radiculopathy. In occupational health care settings, cold exposure should be recognised as a possible risk factor for musculoskeletal disorders. |
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Occupational cold exposure is associated with neck pain, low back pain, and lumbar radiculopathy |
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Occupational cold exposure is associated with neck pain, low back pain, and lumbar radiculopathy |
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Occupational cold exposure is associated with neck pain, low back pain, and lumbar radiculopathy |
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Occupational cold exposure is associated with neck pain, low back pain, and lumbar radiculopathy |
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Occupational cold exposure is associated with neck pain, low back pain, and lumbar radiculopathy |
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occupational cold exposure is associated with neck pain, low back pain, and lumbar radiculopathy |
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