Personal and workplace factors and median nerve function in a pooled study of 2396 US workers

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• Personal Author:
  Bao S ; Burt, Susan E. ; Dale, Ann M. ; Evanoff B ; Garg, Arun ; Gerr F ; Harris-Adamson C ; Hegmann KT ; Kapellusch J ; Merlino L ; Rempel D ; Silverstein B ; Thiese MS
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: Evaluate associations between personal and workplace factors and median nerve conduction latency at the wrist. METHODS: Baseline data on workplace psychosocial and physical exposures were pooled from four prospective studies of production and service workers (N = 2396). During the follow-up period, electrophysiologic measures of median nerve function were collected at regular intervals. RESULTS: Significant adjusted associations were observed between age, body mass index, sex, peak hand force, duration of forceful hand exertions, Threshold Limit Value for Hand Activity Limit, forceful repetition rate, wrist extension, and decision latitude on median nerve latencies. CONCLUSIONS: Occupational and nonoccupational factors have adverse effects on median nerve function. Measuring median nerve function eliminates possible reporting bias that may affect symptom-based carpal tunnel syndrome case definitions. These results suggest that previously observed associations between carpal tunnel syndrome and occupational factors are not the result of such reporting bias. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Body Weight Men Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Age Groups Body Mechanics Body Weight Electrophysiological Measurements Extremities Force Hand Injuries Humans Musculoskeletal System Musculoskeletal System Disorders Nerve Function Nerves Nerve Tissue Physical Capacity Physical Reactions Physiological Effects Physiological Factors Physiology Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Iowa ; Missouri ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Utah ; Washington ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  98-104
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045505
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2015 Jan; 57(1):98-104
• Contact Point Address:
  David Rempel, MD, MPH, Division of Occupational and EnvironmentalMedicine, University of California at San Francisco, 1301South 46th St Bldg 163, Richmond, CA 94804
• Email:
  david.rempel@ucsf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing ; Services
• Performing Organization:
  University of California-San Francisco
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20100901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20140831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1a1c768847d1089101bae6b5a66f8165e22ca28170ed86f68d4d435b11ee0c4440cc55a01e4ed7cbc8f1618429bd45769812a2abb15902d5619eb2ea0d198268
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200903/cdc_200903_DS1.pdf
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