ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2015
Personal and workplace factors and median nerve function in a pooled study of 2396 US workers.
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- Incident CTS in a large pooled cohort study: associations obtained by a Job Exposure Matrix versus associations obtained from observed exposures.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2018Article
- Carpal tunnel syndrome prevalence: an evaluation of workers at a raw poultry processing plant.International journal of occupational and environmental health · 2017Article
- Risk assessment of manual handling operations at work with the key indicator method (KIM-MHO) - determination of criterion validity regarding the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms and clinical conditions within a cross-sectional study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveEvaluate associations between personal and workplace factors and median nerve conduction latency at the wrist.
methodsBaseline data on workplace psychosocial and physical exposures were pooled from four prospective studies of production and service workers (N = 2396). During the follow-up period, electrophysiologic measures of median nerve function were collected at regular intervals.
resultsSignificant adjusted associations were observed between age, body mass index, sex, peak hand force, duration of forceful hand exertions, Threshold Limit Value for Hand Activity Limit, forceful repetition rate, wrist extension, and decision latitude on median nerve latencies.
conclusionsOccupational and nonoccupational factors have adverse effects on median nerve function. Measuring median nerve function eliminates possible reporting bias that may affect symptom-based carpal tunnel syndrome case definitions. These results suggest that previously observed associations between carpal tunnel syndrome and occupational factors are not the result of such reporting bias.
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