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OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD
Volume 50, Issue 6, Pages 414-421Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/50.6.414
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epidemiology; exposure; gender; manual work; operators; questionnaire; risk factors; survey
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The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms (MSS) in workers in the aluminium industry, and to test the relationship with work by using the duration of employment as a measure of exposure. A total of 5654 workers (92%) answered a questionnaire. Operators, who were more exposed to physically demanding work, showed a greater incidence of MSS than did of ice workers. Among operators, the duration of employment was significantly correlated with MSS in nine out of ten areas of the body, when adjusted by multiple regression analyses for age, gender, height, weight, smoking and physical activity. Among office workers this relationship was weaker and was significant only for neck and lower back areas. The higher prevalence of MSS among operators and the association between their duration of employment and MSS suggests that a higher risk of MSS is related to the working environment.
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