| Document ID (ISN) | 108217 |
| CIS number |
08-578 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0962-7480 - Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Ghaffari M., Alipour A., Jensen I., Farshad A.A., Vingard E. |
| Title |
Low back pain among Iranian industrial workers |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct. 2006, Vol.56, No.7, p.455-460. 32 ref. |
| Abstract |
The objective of this cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) among Iranian industrial workers. The sample consisted of workers at the largest car-manufacturing group in the country. The prevalence of LBP, work exposures, personal and lifestyle factors were recorded using the standardized Nordic questionnaire. Of the 18,031 employees, 78% participated. The majority of subjects were young men, with a small proportion of women (4%). The one-year prevalence of self-reported LBP was 21% (20% for males and 27% for females). The rate of absenteeism due to LBP was 5% per annum. Multiple logistic regression models indicated the following risk factors for LBP in the previous 12 months: age; lack of regular exercise; heavy lifting; repetitive work; monotonous work. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Iran, Islamic Republic of; risk factors; motor vehicle industry; backache |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
lifting of loads; male workers; repetitive work; monotonous work; physical workload; frequency rates; questionnaire survey; cross-sectional study; age-linked differences; sex-linked differences; statistical evaluation; physical fitness |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Iran, Islamic Republic of; Sweden |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Motor vehicle manufacturing industry
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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