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Higher risk for cervical herniated intervertebral disc in physicians: A retrospective nationwide population-based cohort study with claims analysis.
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- Prevalence and predictors of musculoskeletal disorders among otolaryngologists: a cross-sectional analytic study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Is a Microscope Necessary in Cervical Discectomy to Reduce Neurological Injury?: A Prospective Randomized Control Trial.Korean journal of neurotrauma · 2025Article
- Prospective, population-based study of occupational movements and postures of the neck as risk factors for cervical disc herniation.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Risk Factors of Intervertebral Disc Pathology-A Point of View Formerly and Today-A Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Single level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in multilevel herniated disc, a case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2020Article
- Plantar fasciitis in physicians and nurses: a nationwide population-based study.Industrial health · 2020Article
- Risk of diabetes mellitus in physicians: a nationwide study in Taiwan.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Risk for cervical herniated intervertebral disc in dentists: a nationwide population-based study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Article
- Comparison of the risk of developing lumbar herniated intervertebral disc between dentists and other occupations: A nationwide population-based study in Taiwan.Journal of occupational health · 2019Article
- Differences in the Incidence of Symptomatic Cervical and Lumbar Disc Herniation According to Age, Sex and National Health Insurance Eligibility: A Pilot Study on the Disease's Association with Work.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
There is no study about cervical herniated intervertebral disc (cervical HIVD) in physicians in the literature; therefore, we conceived a retrospective nationwide, population-based cohort study to elucidate the topic. We identified 26,038 physicians, 33,057 non-physician healthcare providers (HCPs), and identical numbers of non-HCP references (i.e., general population). All cohorts matched a 1:1 ratio with age and gender, and each were chosen from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD). We compared cervical HIVD risk among physicians, nonphysician HCPs, and non-HCP references and performed a follow-up between 2007 and 2011. We also made comparisons among physician specialists. Both physicians and nonphysician HCPs had higher cervical HIVD risk than non-HCP references (odds ratio [OR]: 1.356; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.162-1.582; OR: 1.383; 95% CI: 1.191-1.605, respectively). There was no significant difference of cervical HIVD risk between physicians and nonphysician HCPs. In the comparison among physician specialists, orthopedists had a higher cervical HIVD risk than other specialists, but the difference was not statistically significant (adjusted OR: 1.547; 95% CI: 0.782-3.061). Physicians are at higher cervical HIVD risk than the general population. Because unknown confounders could exist, further prospective studies are needed to identify possible causation.
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