Risk factors of hospitalization for carpal tunnel syndrome among the general working population
OBJECTIVES: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) causes a considerable amount of sick leave and healthcare costs. The etiology of CTS is multifactorial, involving both personal and occupational risk factors. To date, few prospective cohort studies on occupational risk factors of CTS have examined the genera...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:24cb9eda14054159aa5ac6adcaebc6d1 2023-05-15T17:42:52+02:00 Risk factors of hospitalization for carpal tunnel syndrome among the general working population Sina Hulkkonen Rahman Shiri Juha Auvinen Jouko Miettunen Jaro Karppinen Jorma Ryhänen 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3835 https://doaj.org/article/24cb9eda14054159aa5ac6adcaebc6d1 EN eng Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3835 https://doaj.org/toc/0355-3140 https://doaj.org/toc/1795-990X 0355-3140 1795-990X doi:10.5271/sjweh.3835 https://doaj.org/article/24cb9eda14054159aa5ac6adcaebc6d1 Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, Vol 46, Iss 1, Pp 43-49 (2020) finland working population occupational exposure cts median nerve risk factor musculoskeletal disorder cohort study overweight hospitalization carpal tunnel syndrome Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3835 2022-12-31T15:39:02Z OBJECTIVES: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) causes a considerable amount of sick leave and healthcare costs. The etiology of CTS is multifactorial, involving both personal and occupational risk factors. To date, few prospective cohort studies on occupational risk factors of CTS have examined the general working population. METHODS: The study population consisted of participants from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort of 1966 who attended the 31-year follow-up in 1997 and were working ≥3 days a week in a paid job (N=6326). Information on socio-economic status, weight and height, smoking, exposure to occupational physical factors, and long-term illnesses was collected at baseline in 1997. Data on hospitalizations due to CTS came from the Care Register for Health Care, 1997–2016. RESULTS: Between 1997 and 2016, 3.4% of the participants had been hospitalized (attended secondary care) for CTS. After adjusting for confounders, women [hazard ratio (HR) 3.77, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.70–5.25], overweight/obese participants (HR 1.69, 95% CI 1.29–2.22), smokers (HR 1.48, 95% CI 1.12–1.96), farmers and manual workers (HR 3.02, 95% CI 1.85–4.92 compared with upper clerical workers), lower clerical workers (HR 1.74, 95% CI=1.08–2.80), workers exposed to hand vibration (HR 2.29, 95% CI 1.48–3.54) and participants with physically demanding jobs (HR 1.71, CI 1.06–2.76) were at increased risk of hospitalization for CTS. Physically demanding work increased the risk of hospitalization for CTS for overweight/obese participants at baseline, but not for participants of normal weight. CONCLUSIONS: Excess body mass and occupational physical factors increase the risk of hospitalization for CTS. Excess body mass potentiates the adverse effects of strenuous work on CTS. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health 46 1 43 49 |
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OBJECTIVES: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) causes a considerable amount of sick leave and healthcare costs. The etiology of CTS is multifactorial, involving both personal and occupational risk factors. To date, few prospective cohort studies on occupational risk factors of CTS have examined the general working population. METHODS: The study population consisted of participants from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort of 1966 who attended the 31-year follow-up in 1997 and were working ≥3 days a week in a paid job (N=6326). Information on socio-economic status, weight and height, smoking, exposure to occupational physical factors, and long-term illnesses was collected at baseline in 1997. Data on hospitalizations due to CTS came from the Care Register for Health Care, 1997–2016. RESULTS: Between 1997 and 2016, 3.4% of the participants had been hospitalized (attended secondary care) for CTS. After adjusting for confounders, women [hazard ratio (HR) 3.77, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.70–5.25], overweight/obese participants (HR 1.69, 95% CI 1.29–2.22), smokers (HR 1.48, 95% CI 1.12–1.96), farmers and manual workers (HR 3.02, 95% CI 1.85–4.92 compared with upper clerical workers), lower clerical workers (HR 1.74, 95% CI=1.08–2.80), workers exposed to hand vibration (HR 2.29, 95% CI 1.48–3.54) and participants with physically demanding jobs (HR 1.71, CI 1.06–2.76) were at increased risk of hospitalization for CTS. Physically demanding work increased the risk of hospitalization for CTS for overweight/obese participants at baseline, but not for participants of normal weight. CONCLUSIONS: Excess body mass and occupational physical factors increase the risk of hospitalization for CTS. Excess body mass potentiates the adverse effects of strenuous work on CTS. |
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Risk factors of hospitalization for carpal tunnel syndrome among the general working population |
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