Musculoskeletal Disorders Related to Cigarette Smoking and Tobacco Use.
Abstract
Musculoskeletal disorders commonly occur and result in considerable disability. The identification of a modifiable risk factor for musculoskeletal disorders is of public health importance. This dissertation examined the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders and their association with cigarette and tobacco use. The first study used a cross-sectional design to assess the relationship of musculoskeletal shoulder disorders with cigarette and tobacco use in 1291 automotive manufacturing workers. Sixteen percent of the workers reported shoulder symptoms in the previous year, while 37% had signs of a shoulder disorder on physical examination. In multivariate logistic regressions controlling for age, gender, workplace ergonomics stressors and other convariates, current and former smokers had odds ratios of 1.46 and 1.20 for symptoms and 1.46 and 1.27 for signs of shoulder disorders, respectively, as compared to never smokers. A statistically significant dose-response was found for pack-year history and the number of cigarettes currently smoked per day on the prevalence of shoulder disorders.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA309218
Entities
People
- D. J. White
Organizations
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine