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ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2021

Is working in a cold environment associated with musculoskeletal complaints 7-8 years later? A longitudinal analysis from the Tromsø Study.

Erlend Hoftun Farbu, Anje Christina Höper, Tormod Brenn, Morten Skandfer

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Article in International archives of occupational and environmental health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  4. Occupational cold exposure is associated with upper extremity pain.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Erlend Hoftun FarbuDepartment of Community Medicine, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway. erlend.h.farbu@uit.no.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3159-0379
Anje Christina HöperDepartment of Community Medicine, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Tormod BrennDepartment of Community Medicine, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
Morten SkandferDepartment of Community Medicine, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
UiT The Arctic University of Norway · NOUniversity Hospital of North Norway · NO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveExposure to a cold environment at work is associated with a higher prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and chronic pain in cross-sectional studies. This study aims to determine the association between working in a cold environment ≥ 25% of the time and musculoskeletal complaints (MSC) 7-8 years later.

methodsWe followed participants from the sixth survey (Tromsø 6, 2007-2008) to the seventh survey (Tromsø 7, 2015-2016) of the Tromsø Study. Analyses included 2347 men and women aged 32-60 years who were not retired and not receiving full-time disability benefits in Tromsø 6. Three different binary outcomes were investigated in Tromsø 7: any MSC, severe MSC, and MSC in ≥ 3 anatomical regions. We excluded participants with severe MSC, MSC in ≥ 3 regions, or missing values in Tromsø 6. The association between working in a cold environment and future MSC were examined using Poisson regression and adjusted for age, sex, number of moderate MSC, education, physical activity at work, smoking status, body mass index, and self-reported health in Tromsø 6.

results258 participants reported to work in a cold environment ≥ 25% of the time in Tromsø 6. They had an increased risk of having any MSC in Tromsø 7 (incidence rate ratio 1.15; 95% confidence interval 1.03-1.29). There was no significantly increased risk of severe MSC or MSC in ≥ 3 regions.

conclusionWorking in a cold environment was associated with future MSC, but not with future severe MSC or future MSC in ≥ 3 regions.

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AdultCold TemperatureFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMusculoskeletal PainNorwayOccupational ExposureProspective StudiesRisk FactorsCold environmentCold temperatureEpidemiologyMusculoskeletal complaintsMusculoskeletal pain

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