Working in cold environments and chronic pain lasting ≥ 3 months, a cross-sectional study from The Tromsø Study 6
Aim The aim of this study was to investigate if working in a cold environment and feeling cold at work are associated with chronic pain (ie, lasting ≥3 months). Methods We used data from the sixth survey (2007–2008) of the Tromsø Study. Analyses included 6533 men and women aged 30–67 years who were...
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ftoslouniv:oai:www.duo.uio.no:10852/75863 2023-05-15T18:34:26+02:00 Working in cold environments and chronic pain lasting ≥ 3 months, a cross-sectional study from The Tromsø Study 6 Farbu, Erlend Hoftun Höper, Anje Christina Nielsen, Christopher Sivert Brenn, Tormod Stubhaug, Audun Skandfer, Morten 2019-10-03T11:22:37Z http://hdl.handle.net/10852/75863 http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-78944 https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031248 EN eng http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-78944 http://hdl.handle.net/10852/75863 1733366 BMJ Open 9 https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031248 URN:NBN:no-78944 Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/75863/1/2019_Farbu_BMJOpen_working%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bcold.pdf Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ CC-BY-NC 2044-6055 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed PublishedVersion 2019 ftoslouniv https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031248 2020-06-21T08:54:17Z Aim The aim of this study was to investigate if working in a cold environment and feeling cold at work are associated with chronic pain (ie, lasting ≥3 months). Methods We used data from the sixth survey (2007–2008) of the Tromsø Study. Analyses included 6533 men and women aged 30–67 years who were not retired, not receiving full-time disability benefits and had no missing values. Associations between working in a cold environment, feeling cold at work and self-reported chronic pain were examined with logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, education, body mass index, insomnia, physical activity at work, leisure time physical activity and smoking. Results 779 participants reported working in a cold environment ≥25% of the time. This exposure was positively associated with pain at ≥3 sites (OR 1.57; 95% CI 1.23 to 2.01) and with neck, shoulder and leg pain, but not with pain at 1–2 sites. Feeling cold sometimes or often at work was associated with pain at ≥3 sites (OR 1.58; 95% CI 1.22 to 2.07 and OR 3.90; 95% CI 2.04 to 7.45, respectively). Feeling cold often at work was significantly and positively associated with pain at all sites except the hand, foot, stomach and head. Conclusion Working in a cold environment was significantly associated with chronic pain. The observed association was strongest for pain at musculoskeletal sites and for those who often felt cold at work. Article in Journal/Newspaper Tromsø Universitet i Oslo: Digitale utgivelser ved UiO (DUO) Tromsø BMJ Open 9 11 e031248 |
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Aim The aim of this study was to investigate if working in a cold environment and feeling cold at work are associated with chronic pain (ie, lasting ≥3 months). Methods We used data from the sixth survey (2007–2008) of the Tromsø Study. Analyses included 6533 men and women aged 30–67 years who were not retired, not receiving full-time disability benefits and had no missing values. Associations between working in a cold environment, feeling cold at work and self-reported chronic pain were examined with logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, education, body mass index, insomnia, physical activity at work, leisure time physical activity and smoking. Results 779 participants reported working in a cold environment ≥25% of the time. This exposure was positively associated with pain at ≥3 sites (OR 1.57; 95% CI 1.23 to 2.01) and with neck, shoulder and leg pain, but not with pain at 1–2 sites. Feeling cold sometimes or often at work was associated with pain at ≥3 sites (OR 1.58; 95% CI 1.22 to 2.07 and OR 3.90; 95% CI 2.04 to 7.45, respectively). Feeling cold often at work was significantly and positively associated with pain at all sites except the hand, foot, stomach and head. Conclusion Working in a cold environment was significantly associated with chronic pain. The observed association was strongest for pain at musculoskeletal sites and for those who often felt cold at work. |
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Farbu, Erlend Hoftun Höper, Anje Christina Nielsen, Christopher Sivert Brenn, Tormod Stubhaug, Audun Skandfer, Morten Working in cold environments and chronic pain lasting ≥ 3 months, a cross-sectional study from The Tromsø Study 6 |
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Working in cold environments and chronic pain lasting ≥ 3 months, a cross-sectional study from The Tromsø Study 6 |
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Working in cold environments and chronic pain lasting ≥ 3 months, a cross-sectional study from The Tromsø Study 6 |
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Working in cold environments and chronic pain lasting ≥ 3 months, a cross-sectional study from The Tromsø Study 6 |
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Working in cold environments and chronic pain lasting ≥ 3 months, a cross-sectional study from The Tromsø Study 6 |
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Working in cold environments and chronic pain lasting ≥ 3 months, a cross-sectional study from The Tromsø Study 6 |
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