Is working in a cold environment associated with musculoskeletal complaints 7–8 years later? A longitudinal analysis from the Tromsø Study
Objective - Exposure to a cold environment at work is associated with a higher prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and chronic pain in cross-sectional studies. This study aims to determine the association between working in a cold environment ≥ 25% of the time and musculoskeletal complaints (MSC) 7–8...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/20242 2023-05-15T18:33:59+02:00 Is working in a cold environment associated with musculoskeletal complaints 7–8 years later? A longitudinal analysis from the Tromsø Study Farbu, Erlend Hoftun Höper, Anje Christina Brenn, Tormod Skandfer, Morten 2020-11-23 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/20242 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-020-01606-6 eng eng Springer Farbu, E.H. (2021). Our climatic environment and pain. Exposure to cold environment at work and the weather in daily life. (Doctoral thesis). https://hdl.handle.net/10037/23297 International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Farbu, Höper, Brenn, Skandfer. Is working in a cold environment associated with musculoskeletal complaints 7–8 years later? A longitudinal analysis from the Tromsø Study. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 2020 FRIDAID 1863132 doi:10.1007/s00420-020-01606-6 0340-0131 1432-1246 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/20242 Copyright 2020 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 2020 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-020-01606-6 2021-12-08T23:55:19Z Objective - Exposure to a cold environment at work is associated with a higher prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and chronic pain in cross-sectional studies. This study aims to determine the association between working in a cold environment ≥ 25% of the time and musculoskeletal complaints (MSC) 7–8 years later. Methods - We followed participants from the sixth survey (Tromsø 6, 2007–2008) to the seventh survey (Tromsø 7, 2015–2016) of the Tromsø Study. Analyses included 2347 men and women aged 32–60 years who were not retired and not receiving full-time disability benefits in Tromsø 6. Three different binary outcomes were investigated in Tromsø 7: any MSC, severe MSC, and MSC in ≥ 3 anatomical regions. We excluded participants with severe MSC, MSC in ≥ 3 regions, or missing values in Tromsø 6. The association between working in a cold environment and future MSC were examined using Poisson regression and adjusted for age, sex, number of moderate MSC, education, physical activity at work, smoking status, body mass index, and self-reported health in Tromsø 6. Results - 258 participants reported to work in a cold environment ≥ 25% of the time in Tromsø 6. They had an increased risk of having any MSC in Tromsø 7 (incidence rate ratio 1.15; 95% confidence interval 1.03–1.29). There was no significantly increased risk of severe MSC or MSC in ≥ 3 regions. Conclusion - Working in a cold environment was associated with future MSC, but not with future severe MSC or future MSC in ≥ 3 regions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Tromsø University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Tromsø International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 94 4 611 619 |
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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 Höper, Anje Christina Brenn, Tormod Skandfer, Morten Is working in a cold environment associated with musculoskeletal complaints 7–8 years later? A longitudinal analysis from the Tromsø Study |
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Objective - Exposure to a cold environment at work is associated with a higher prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and chronic pain in cross-sectional studies. This study aims to determine the association between working in a cold environment ≥ 25% of the time and musculoskeletal complaints (MSC) 7–8 years later. Methods - We followed participants from the sixth survey (Tromsø 6, 2007–2008) to the seventh survey (Tromsø 7, 2015–2016) of the Tromsø Study. Analyses included 2347 men and women aged 32–60 years who were not retired and not receiving full-time disability benefits in Tromsø 6. Three different binary outcomes were investigated in Tromsø 7: any MSC, severe MSC, and MSC in ≥ 3 anatomical regions. We excluded participants with severe MSC, MSC in ≥ 3 regions, or missing values in Tromsø 6. The association between working in a cold environment and future MSC were examined using Poisson regression and adjusted for age, sex, number of moderate MSC, education, physical activity at work, smoking status, body mass index, and self-reported health in Tromsø 6. Results - 258 participants reported to work in a cold environment ≥ 25% of the time in Tromsø 6. They had an increased risk of having any MSC in Tromsø 7 (incidence rate ratio 1.15; 95% confidence interval 1.03–1.29). There was no significantly increased risk of severe MSC or MSC in ≥ 3 regions. Conclusion - Working in a cold environment was associated with future MSC, but not with future severe MSC or future MSC in ≥ 3 regions. |
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Is working in a cold environment associated with musculoskeletal complaints 7–8 years later? A longitudinal analysis from the Tromsø Study |
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Is working in a cold environment associated with musculoskeletal complaints 7–8 years later? A longitudinal analysis from the Tromsø Study |
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Is working in a cold environment associated with musculoskeletal complaints 7–8 years later? A longitudinal analysis from the Tromsø Study |
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Is working in a cold environment associated with musculoskeletal complaints 7–8 years later? A longitudinal analysis from the Tromsø Study |
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Is working in a cold environment associated with musculoskeletal complaints 7–8 years later? A longitudinal analysis from the Tromsø Study |
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is working in a cold environment associated with musculoskeletal complaints 7–8 years later? a longitudinal analysis from the tromsø study |
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Farbu, E.H. (2021). Our climatic environment and pain. Exposure to cold environment at work and the weather in daily life. (Doctoral thesis). https://hdl.handle.net/10037/23297 International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Farbu, Höper, Brenn, Skandfer. Is working in a cold environment associated with musculoskeletal complaints 7–8 years later? A longitudinal analysis from the Tromsø Study. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 2020 FRIDAID 1863132 doi:10.1007/s00420-020-01606-6 0340-0131 1432-1246 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/20242 |
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