Carpal tunnel syndrome and other wrist/hand symptoms and signs in male and female car assembly workers

Zetterberg, Carl; Öfverholm, Torsten

doi:10.1016/s0169-8141(97)00054-1

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“…The results on gender dierences in prevalences of upper extremity complaints as reported by this study are consistent with those found by others, reporting elevated risks for women within occupations (Bergqvist et al 1995, Chiang et al 1993, Nordander et al 1999, Skov et al 1996, Zetterberg and O È fverholm 1999 as well as among the general working population (De Zwart et al 1997a, Ekberg et al 1995, Feuerstein et al 1998, Franklin et al 1991, Linton 1990, Tanaka et al 1995. These gender dierences among employees have also been observed for other types of musculoskeletal symptoms such as back complaints (Dempsey et al 1997), although less marked than for upper extremity complaints (Punnett and Herbert 1999).…”

Section: Gender Dierences In Upper Extremity Complaintssupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Over the past years, elevated risks of complaints of the upper extremities among female workers have been reported in various occupational groups, e.g. among car assembly workers (Zetterberg and O È fverholm 1999), newspaper employees , salespeople (Skov et al 1996), ®sh industry workers (Chiang et al 1993;Nordander et al 1999), and oce workers (Bergqvist et al 1995). In large-scale studies of the general working population in dierent countries, the higher risk for women of the onset of these types of complaint have also been consistently observed (De Zwart et al 1997a;Ekberg et al 1995;Feuerstein et al 1998;Franklin et al 1991;Linton 1990;Tanaka et al 1995).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Gender differences in upper extremity musculoskeletal complaints in the working population

Zwart¹,

Frings‐Dresen²,

Kilbom

2000

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

124

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Objectives: This study analysed the association between gender and upper extremity musculoskeletal complaints, among the general working population and in various occupational groups. The hypothesis was tested whether the higher risk for women in the general working population for these complaints could partly be explained by dierences in the distribution of men and women in occupations with dierent risks for the onset of upper extremity musculoskeletal complaints. Methods: The data for this study came from cross-sectional questionnaire data from 16,874 employees categorised in 21 dierent occupational classes. Associations between gender and complaints of the upper extremities were analysed for the total study sample and for each occupational class separately. An adjustment was made for the variable`occupational class' in the ®nal model in order to study the impact of occupational gender segregation on gender dierences in upper extremity complaints in the working population. Results: In the total study sample, signi®cantly higher risks of complaints of the neck, shoulder, elbow, and wrist among the women were observed. Within many occupational classes, women reported signi®cantly higher risks than did men, in particular for complaints of the neck and shoulder. Adjustment for occupational class showed increased risks for female workers for complaints of the neck, shoulder, elbow, and wrist, hence, rejecting our hypothesis on occupational gender segregation as an explanation for the higher risks for upper extremity complaints among women in the general working population. Conclusions: This study con®rmed the presence of gender dierences in upper extremity musculoskeletal complaints among the working population and in many occupational classes, with female workers having the higher risk. The results, however, do not lend support to a dierential occupational exposure theory as an explanation for the higher risks for these complaints among women in the general working population. Careful consideration of gender in¯uence in ergonomic epidemiological studies is recommended.

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Section: Gender Dierences In Upper Extremity Complaintssupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender differences in upper extremity musculoskeletal complaints in the working population

Zwart¹,

Frings‐Dresen²,

Kilbom

2000

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

124

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“…The prevalence of DQD observed in this working population was close to that estimated in the British general population of working age (0.5% of men and 1.3% of women) (25). However, our estimates were lower than those reported for highly exposed blue-collar workers in automotive plants (4,8,11) and the meatprocessing and manufacturing industries (7,10,15).…”

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confidence: 69%

“…A wide range of prevalence of DQD (0.7-36%) has been reported in working populations, depending on the definition used and the populations involved (4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11). An incidence of 0.6 per 1000 person-years among men and 2.8 per 1000 person-years among women was recently reported in a large population of young US military personnel (12).…”

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Risk factors for de Quervain’s disease in a French working population

Manac’h¹,

Roquelaure²,

Ha³

et al. 2011

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…This problem had to be focused on, not only because of the economic costs involved, but also because these diseases deteriorate the quality of life. A study of car assembly line workers reported a high prevalence of upper extremity problems [19].…”

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Postural Loading Assessment in Assembly Workers of an Iranian Telecommunication Manufacturing Company

Kamalinia

Saraji

Kee

et al. 2013

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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Carpal tunnel syndrome and other wrist/hand symptoms and signs in male and female car assembly workers

Cited by 46 publications

References 48 publications

Gender differences in upper extremity musculoskeletal complaints in the working population

Gender differences in upper extremity musculoskeletal complaints in the working population

Risk factors for de Quervain’s disease in a French working population

Postural Loading Assessment in Assembly Workers of an Iranian Telecommunication Manufacturing Company

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