Clinically significant weight gain 1 year after occupational back injury

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• Personal Author:
  Chan KCG ; Franklin GM ; Fulton-Kehoe D ; Keeney BJ ; Turner JA ; Wickizer TM ; Chan KCG ; Franklin GM ; Fulton-Kehoe D ; Keeney BJ ; Turner JA ; Wickizer TM
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: To examine the incidence of clinically significant weight gain 1 year after occupational back injury, and risk factors for that gain. METHODS: A cohort of Washington State workers with wage-replacement benefits for back injuries completed baseline and 1-year follow-up telephone interviews. We obtained additional measures from claims and medical records. RESULTS: Among 1263 workers, 174 (13.8%) reported clinically significant weight gain (> / =7%) 1 year after occupational back injury. Women and workers who had more than 180 days on wage replacement at 1 year were twice as likely (adjusted odds ratio = 2.17, 95% confidence interval = 1.54 to 3.07; adjusted odds ratio = 2.40, 95% confidence interval = 1.63 to 3.53, respectively; both P < 0.001) to have clinically significant weight gain. CONCLUSIONS: Women and workers on wage replacement for more than 180 days may be susceptible to clinically significant weight gain after occupational back injury. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Body Weight Diagnosis Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Back-injuries Body-weight Clinical-diagnosis Injuries Lost-work-days Risk-analysis Risk-factors Weight-factors Weight-measurement Work-environment
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New Hampshire ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  318-324
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043132
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2013 Mar; 55(3):318-324
• Contact Point Address:
  Benjamin J. Keeney, PhD, Department of Orthopaedics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Box 7541, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Dr, Lebanon, NH 03756
• Email:
  Benjamin.J.Keeney@Dartmouth.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20070929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:21b830a270ed2148992fcac82d21d50387cc98d3cd71c0b482aff555eec2b4d7cc96691dc4e19097a35e43b2fd0138cc9e5921b0fa9113352f2eccf13a3abd47
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195136/cdc_195136_DS1.pdf
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