Working in a cold environment, feeling cold at work and chronic pain: a cross-sectional analysis of the Tromsø Study
Autor: | Anje Christina Höper, Tormod Brenn, Audun Stubhaug, Erlend Hoftun Farbu, Christopher Sivert Nielsen, Morten Skandfer |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study occupational & industrial medicine Logistic regression 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Musculoskeletal Pain Risk Factors Shoulder Pain Epidemiology Insomnia Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Workplace Original Research Aged Occupational and Environmental Medicine Neck Pain VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin sosialmedisin: 801 Norway business.industry public health Headache Chronic pain General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Abdominal Pain Cold Temperature Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Back Pain Physical therapy epidemiology Female Chronic Pain VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine Social medicine: 801 medicine.symptom business Body mass index 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Foot (unit) |
Zdroj: | 9:e031248 BMJ Open |
ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
Popis: | AimThe 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).MethodsWe 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.Results779 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.ConclusionWorking 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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