The Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Musculoskeletal-Related Disability

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• Personal Author:
  Amoroso PJ ; Bell NS ; Lincoln AE ; Smith GS
• Description:
  This study describes cigarette smoking's effect on development of physical disability following initial musculoskeletal-related hospitalization. We followed 15,140 US Army personnel hospitalized for common musculoskeletal disorders between 1989-1996 for up to 8 years (1997) to assess risk for long-term physical disability. Trends between increased smoking level and long-term disability were identified for persons with knee injuries, rotator cuff injuries, and intervertebral disc displacement. In proportional hazards models, disability was significantly associated with heavy smoking among all subjects (relative hazard (RH) = 1.21). Both heavy smokers (RH = 1.49) and light to moderate smokers (RH = 1.44) were at greater risk for disability following meniscal injuries. Excess fraction due to smoking among subjects with meniscal injuries who currently smoke was 38%. Findings suggest an association between smoking and development of disability following meniscal injury. Given the high excess fraction of disability associated with smoking, other studies are needed to confirm this association. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Smokers Tobacco Products
• Keywords:
  Cigarette-smoking Disabled-workers Injuries Military-personnel Models Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Risk-analysis Risk-factors Smoking

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Maryland ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  337-349
• Volume:
  43
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029212
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2003 Apr; 43(4):337-349
• Contact Point Address:
  Andrew E. Lincoln, War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center, VA Medical Center, Mail stop 11, 50 Irving Street, NW, Washington DC 20422
• Email:
  Andrew.Lincoln@med.va.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Performing Organization:
  Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19990901
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20020831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c73c4ac046dff2d9ddd2328c56be1cb8a4d7a4672481bbd54d038af269740cd911d8f301392391b67fbd6a256b964abb46239023a5b9d4871d11ffd2f8be4330
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190246/cdc_190246_DS1.pdf
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