Working in a cold environment, feeling cold at work and chronic pain: a cross-sectional analysis of the Tromsø Study
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 w...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/17324 2023-05-15T18:34:27+02:00 Working in a cold environment, feeling cold at work and chronic pain: a cross-sectional analysis of the Tromsø Study Farbu, Erlend Hoftun Skandfer, Morten Nielsen, Christopher Sivert Brenn, Tormod Stubhaug, Audun Höper, Anje Christina 2019-11-11 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/17324 https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031248 eng eng BMJ Publishing Group FRIDAID 1733366 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031248 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/17324 openAccess Copyright 2019 The Author(s) VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine Social medicine: 801 VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin sosialmedisin: 801 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2019 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031248 2021-06-25T17:57:04Z 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 University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Tromsø BMJ Open 9 11 e031248 |
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VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine Social medicine: 801 VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin sosialmedisin: 801 Farbu, Erlend Hoftun Skandfer, Morten Nielsen, Christopher Sivert Brenn, Tormod Stubhaug, Audun Höper, Anje Christina Working in a cold environment, feeling cold at work and chronic pain: a cross-sectional analysis of the Tromsø Study |
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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 Skandfer, Morten Nielsen, Christopher Sivert Brenn, Tormod Stubhaug, Audun Höper, Anje Christina |
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Farbu, Erlend Hoftun Skandfer, Morten Nielsen, Christopher Sivert Brenn, Tormod Stubhaug, Audun Höper, Anje Christina |
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Working in a cold environment, feeling cold at work and chronic pain: a cross-sectional analysis of the Tromsø Study |
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Working in a cold environment, feeling cold at work and chronic pain: a cross-sectional analysis of the Tromsø Study |
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Working in a cold environment, feeling cold at work and chronic pain: a cross-sectional analysis of the Tromsø Study |
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Working in a cold environment, feeling cold at work and chronic pain: a cross-sectional analysis of the Tromsø Study |
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Working in a cold environment, feeling cold at work and chronic pain: a cross-sectional analysis of the Tromsø Study |
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working in a cold environment, feeling cold at work and chronic pain: a cross-sectional analysis of the tromsø study |
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