ArticleIndian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Association of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Inflammation Markers in Workers Exposed to Lead (Pb) from Pb-battery Manufacturing plant.
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- The association between occupational lead exposure and serum levels of vitamin D3 and a bone turnover biomarker in smelter workers.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2025Article
- Exposome and unhealthy aging: environmental drivers from air pollution to occupational exposures.GeroScience · 2023Review
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- Relationship of Healthy Building Determinants With Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Extremities: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2023Review
- Association between Musculoskeletal Pain and Bone Turnover Markers in Long-Term Pb-Exposed Workers.Journal of research in health sciences · 2021Article
- Assessment of Bone Turnover Biomarkers in Lead-Battery Workers with Long-Term Exposure to Lead.The international journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2020Article
- Estimation of Urinary Lead and Urinary δ-Aminolevulinic Acid as an Index of Lead Exposure in Urban and Rural Residents of West Bengal, India.Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundLead (Pb) deposits in the skeletal system on chronic exposure and releases to circulation over a period. The musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are associated with enhanced expression of inflammation. The combination of Pb-exposure and MSDs induced inflammation was not attempted.
objectiveThis study was conducted to examine the association between MSDs and inflammatory markers in workers exposed to Pb from Pb-battery plant. MATERIAL AND
methodsIn a case-control study design, the study enrolled 176 male Pb-exposed workers as study subjects and 80 healthy workers with no occupational exposure to Pb as control subjects. The Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire was used to assess the MSDs. From the blood sample, blood lead level (BLL) and High Sensitivity C-reactive protein (Hs-CRP) were estimated as markers of Pb-exposure and Inflammatory marker respectively. The BLL was estimated by flame atomic absorption spectrometric method and the Hs-CRP by using a diagnostic kit method.
resultsSignificantly high proportions of MSDs were noted in study subjects as compared to controls. The MSDs identified in the study subjects were at low back (33%) followed by knee (26%), shoulders (16%), neck (14%), ankle/foot (11%), wrist/hand (10%), elbows (8%), upper back (7%), and hips/thighs (5%). The significant association between Pb-exposure and MSDs among study subjects was mainly noted in low back and ankle/foot. Also, significantly high serum Hs-CRP levels were noted among study subjects with ankle/foot MSDs.
conclusionPb-exposure and inflammatory markers were significantly associated with lower limbs of MSDs.
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