Observational studyPloS one2014
Sex differences in task distribution and task exposures among Danish house painters: an observational study combining questionnaire data with biomechanical measurements.
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- A comparison of task-based and job-based estimation of physical behavior compositions in grocery store workers.Annals of work exposures and health · 2026Article
- Are There Sex Differences in Wrist Velocity and Forearm Muscle Activity When Performing Identical Hand-Intensive Work Tasks?Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Reliability and Accuracy of Standard Reference Procedures for Measurements of Trunk and Arm Postures in Ergonomics.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Wearable Motion Capture Devices for the Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Ergonomics-An Overview of Current Applications, Challenges, and Future Opportunities.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Prospective, population-based study of occupational movements and postures of the neck as risk factors for cervical disc herniation.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Repetitive and forceful movements of the hand as predictors of treatment for pain in the distal upper extremities.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2022Article
- Effects of Sensor Types and Angular Velocity Computational Methods in Field Measurements of Occupational Upper Arm and Trunk Postures and Movements.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Occupation and risk of knee osteoarthritis and knee replacement: A longitudinal, multiple-cohort study.Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism · 2020Article
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- Movements of the wrist and the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome: a nationwide cohort study using objective exposure measurements.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2019Article
- Self-recordings of upper arm elevation during cleaning - comparison between analyses using a simplified reference posture and a standard reference posture.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2018Article
- Exposure to Upper Arm Elevation During Work Compared to Leisure Among 12 Different Occupations Measured with Triaxial Accelerometers.Annals of work exposures and health · 2018Article
- Differences in the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among female and male custodians.American journal of industrial medicine · 2016Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesSex differences in occupational biomechanical exposures may be part of the explanation why musculoskeletal complaints and disorders tend to be more common among women than among men. We aimed to determine possible sex differences in task distribution and task-specific postures and movements of the upper extremities among Danish house painters, and to establish sex-specific task exposure matrices.
methodsTo obtain task distributions, we sent out a questionnaire to all members of the Painters' Union in Denmark (N = 9364), of whom 53% responded. Respondents reported their task distributions in a typical week. To obtain task exposures, postures and movements were measured in 25 male and 25 female house painters for one whole working day per person. We used goniometers on the wrists, and inclinometers on the forehead and the upper arms. Participants filled in a logbook allowing task-specific exposures to be identified. Percentiles and % time with non-neutral postures were used to characterise postures. Velocity, range of motion, repetitiveness, and variation were used as measures of movement. Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel statistics and unpaired double-sided t-tests with post-hoc Bonferroni correction were used to evaluate sex differences.
resultsStatistically significant (p<0.05) sex differences were revealed in task proportions, but the proportions differed by less than 4%. For task exposures, no statistically significant sex differences were found.
conclusionsOnly minor sex differences were found in task distribution and task exposures regarding postures and movements among Danish house painters. Sex-specific task exposure matrices were established.
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