Smoking and musculoskeletal disorders in the metal industry: A prospective study

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 828-833

  Leino Arjas, Päivi ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Musculoskeletal disorders; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EMPLOYEE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METAL INDUSTRY; MORBIDITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SYMPTOM; TOBACCO; WORKLOAD;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0031760655     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.55.12.828     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Battié MC, Videman T, Gill K, et al. Smoking and lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration: an MRI study of identical twins. Spine 1991;16:1015-21.
2. Boshuizen HC, Verbeek HAM, Broersen JPJ, et al. Do smokers get more back pain? Spine 1993;18:35-40.
3. Pietri F, Leclerc A, Boitel L, et al. Low back pain in commercial travellers. Scand J Work Environ Health 1992;18:52-8.
4. Jacobsson L, Lindgärde F, Manthorpe R, et al. Effect of education, occupation and some lifestyle factors on common rheumatic complaints in a Swedish group aged 50-70 years. Ann Rheum Dis 1992;51:835-43.
5. Riihimäki H, Viikari-Juntura E, Moneta G, et al. Incidence of sciatic pain among men in machine operating, dynamic physical work, and sedentary work. A three-year follow-up. Spine 1994;19:138-42.
6. Croft PR, Rigby AS. Socioeconomic influencies on back problems in the community in Britain. J Epidemiol Community Health 1994;48:166-70.
7. Manninen P, Riihimäki H, Heliövaara M. Incidence and risk factors of low-back pain in middle-aged farmers. Occup Med 1995a;45:141-6.
8. Finkelstein M. Back pain and parenthood. Occup Environ Med 1995;52:51-3.
9. Toroptsova N, Benevolenskaya Ll, Karyagin AN, et al. Cross-sectional study of low back pain among workers at an industrial enterprise in Russia. Spine 1995;20:328-32.
10. Brage S, Bjerkedal T. Musculoskeletal pain and smoking in Norway. J Epidemiol Community Health 1996;50:166-9.
11. Linton SJ. Risk factors for neck and back pain in a working population in Sweden. Work and Stress 1990;4:41-9.
12. Mäkelä M, Heliövaara M, Sievers K, et al. Prevalence, determinants, and consequences of chronic neck pain in Finland. Am J Epidemiol 1991;134:1356-67.
13. Ekberg K, Björkqvist B, Malm P, et al. Case-control study of risk factors for disease in the neck and shoulder area. Occup Environ Med 1994;51:262-6.
14. Skov T, Borg V, Orhede E. Psychosocial and physical risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders of the neck, shoulders, and lower back in salespeople. Occup Environ Med 1996;53:351-6.
15. Ernst E. Smoking, a cause of back pain? Br J Rheumatol 1993;32:239-41.
16. Leboeuf-Yde C. Does smoking cause low back pain? A review of the epidemiologic literature for causality. J Manipulat Physiol Ther 1995;18:237-43.
17. Biering-Sorensen F, Thomsen C. Medical, social and occupational history as risk indicators for low-back trouble in a general population. Spine 1986;11:720-5.
18. Heliövaara M, Knekt P, Aromaa A. Incidence and risk factors of herniated lumbar intervertebral disc or sciatica leading to hospitalization. J Chron Dis 1987;40:251-8.
19. Battié MC, Bigos SJ, Fisher LD, et al. A prospective study of the role of cardiovascular risk factors and fitness in industrial back pain complaints. Spine 1989;14:141-7.
20. Symmons DPM, van Hemert AM, Vanderbroucke JP, et al. A longitudinal study of back pain and radiological changes in the lumbar spines of middle aged women. 1. Clinical findings. Ann Rheum Dis 1991;50:158-61.
21. Croft PR, Papageorgiu AC, Ferry S, et al. Psychologic distress and low back pain. Evidence from a prospective study in the general population. Spine 1996;20:2731-7.
22. Riihimäki H, Wickström G, Hänninen K, et al. Predictors of sciatic pain among concrete reinforcement workers and house painters - a five-year follow-up. Scand J Work Environ health 1989;15:415-23.
23. Gyntelberg F. One year incidence of low back pain among male residents of Copenhagen aged 40-59. Dan Med Bull 1974;21:30-6.
24. Viikari-Juntura E, Riihimäki H, Tola S, et al. Neck trouble in machine operating, dynamic physical work and sedentary work: a prospective study of occupational and individual factors. J Clin Epidemiol 1994;47:1411-22.
25. Manninen P, Riihimäki H, Heliövaara M. Incidence and risk factors of neck pain in middle-aged farmers. J Musculoskel Pain 1995b;3:75-87.
26. Viikari-Juntura E, Riihimäki H, Takala E-P, et al. Factors predicting pain in the neck, shoulders, and upper limbs in forestry work (In Finnish with English summary). Työ ja ihminen 1993;7:344-50.
27. Leino P, Hänninen V, Toivonen L, et al. Working conditions, mental well-being, living habits, and health among occupational groups in the metal industry in 1973-83. Study design and implementation. Tampere: Kansanterveystieteen julkaisuja, 1984:M82-4.
28. American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Joint motion - method of measuring and recording. Chicago: AAOS, 1965.
29. Aro S, Hasan J, Kirjonen J, et al. Working conditions, stress, and morbidity among employees in the engineering industry during 1973-78. Study design and implementation (In Finnish with English summary). Tampere: Kansanterveystieteen julkaisuja, 1980: M52-80.
30. Diggle PJ, Liang K-Y, Zeger SL. Analysis of longitudinal data. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1994.
31. SAS Institute. SAS/STAT Software: changes and enhancements for release 6.12. Cary, NC: SAS, 1996.
32. Leino P, Magni G. Depressive and distress symptoms as predictors of low back pain, neck-shoulder pain, and other musculoskeletal morbidity: a 10-year follow-up of metal industry employees. Pain 1993;53:89-94.
33. Svensson H-O, Vedin A, Wilhelmsson C, et al. Low back pain in relation to other diseases and cardiovascular risk factors. Spine 1983;8:277-85.
34. Mäkelä M, Heliövaara M, Sievers K, et al. Prevalence, determinants, and consequences of chronic neck pain in Finland. Am J Epidemiol 1991;134:1356-67.
35. Holm S, Nachemson A. Nutrition of the intervertebral disc: acute effects of cigarette smoking. Uppsala J Med Sci 1988; 93:91-9.
36. Sunyer J, Munoz A, Peng Y, et al. Longitudinal relation between smoking and white blood cells. Am J Epidemiol 1996;144:734-41.
37. Hopper JL, Seeman E. The bone density of female twins discordant for tobacco use. N Engl J Med 1994;330:387-92.
38. Felson DT, Anderson JJ, Naimark A, et al. Does smoking protect against osteoarthritis? Arthritis Rheum 1989;32: 166-72.
39. Kivimäki J, Riihimäki H, Hänninen K. Knee disorders in carpet and floor layers and painters. Scand J Work Environ Health 1992;18:310-6.