| Document ID (ISN) | 78711 |
| CIS number |
02-947 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Park H., Sprince N.L., Whitten P.S., Burmeister L.F., Zwerling C. |
| Title |
Risk factors for back pain among male farmers: Analysis of Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance Study |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 2001, Vol.40, No.6, p.646-654. Illus. 38 ref. |
| Abstract |
Back pain causes considerable morbidity, disability and economic loss among workers. Farmers handle heavy objects, often in awkward postures. However, the prevalence of back pain among farmers and the risk factors associated with back pain are not well known. This study assesses the frequency of risk factors for back pain among 287 Iowa male farmers. Using a mail questionnaire, data on potential risk factors for back pain were collected between 1992 and 1994, and surveyed eighteen months later for the occurrence of back pain as the outcome measure. It was found that 31% of farmers reported having daily back pain for a week or more during the past 12 months compared to 18.5% in the general working population. Using a multiple logistic regression model, two factors associated with back pain were highlighted: 45-59 years of age (OR = 2.13) and having a non-agricultural job as the major occupation (OR = 2.02). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
male workers; agriculture; risk factors; backache |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
lifting of loads; USA; Iowa; symptoms; frequency rates; work posture; questionnaire survey; age-linked differences; physical workload |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Korea, Republic of; USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Agriculture
|
