| Document ID (ISN) | 51233 |
| CIS number |
89-272 |
| Year |
1987 |
| Convention or series no. |
Arbete och hälsa 1987:31
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| Author(s) |
Hagberg M., Jacobsson B., Landström U., Thomasson L., Widman L.
Arbetsmiljöinstitutet |
| Title |
Prevalence of and relative risks for musculoskeletal and neurological symptoms involving the hands of concrete workers |
| Original title |
Förekomst av och relativa risker för muskuloskeletala besvär och neurologiska symptom i händerna hos betongarbetare [in Swedish] |
| Bibliographic information |
Arbetarskyddsstyrelsen, Publikationsservice, 171 84 Solna, Sweden, 1987. 24p. Illus. 18 ref. |
| Abstract |
Questionnaire survey of 103 Swedish concrete workers and of 125 safety engineers who served as a reference group, concerning neurological symptoms involving the hands and musculoskeletal complaints. Nocturnal numbness was experienced by 37% of the concrete workers. The relative risk (odds ratio) for this was 10. The workers also reported poor grip strength (24%) and a tendency to drop objects (19%), corresponding to relative risks of 6.2 and 3.6, respectively. White fingers were reported by 28% (relative risk 3.6). One third of the concrete workers reported current symptoms in the shoulder/neck, glenohumeral joint, wrist/hand and lower back (relative risks ranging from 4 to 6.6, the highest risk concerning the glenohumeral joint). Dose was calculated as number of years of exposure to vibration. Dose-response relationships were found for most symptoms when relative risks for the concrete workers were high. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
vibration; vibration disease; paraesthesia; concrete work; musculoskeletal diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
grip strength; report; dose-response relationship; questionnaire survey; epidemiologic study; Raynaud's phenomenon |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
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| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Vibration
Diseases of other sense organs (other than the eye and the ears)
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