Cohort study of physical activity and injury among Latino farm workers

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• Personal Author:
  Li C-S ; McCurdy SA ; Schenker M ; Stoecklin-Marois M ; Xiao H
• Description:
  Introduction: This study characterized physical activity and its association with injury among Latino farm workers. Methods: An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect baseline and follow-up data on 843 and 640 Latino farm workers, respectively. Participants were 18-55 years old, engaged in farm work and residing in Mendota, CA at baseline interview. The questionnaire assessed self-reported physical activity and risk of injury. Results: The 12 month prevalence of injury decreased from 9.0% at baseline to 6.9% at follow up interview. In GEE models adjusted for age, follow-up time, gender, smoking, income and years working in agriculture, poor/fair self-assessed health status (OR=1.82, 95% CI: 1.18-2.82) and 2-3 hr per day of sitting/watching TV/using a computer (OR=0.50, 95% CI: 0.30-0.83) were significantly associated with injury. Conclusions: Physical activity was not associated with injury in this population. Efforts to reduce injuries should focus on known risk factors such as poor health status. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Agriculture Demography Farmers Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Activity Levels Age Groups Author Keywords: Hispanic Demographic Characteristics Farmworker Injuries Injury Latino Physical Activity Physical Exercise Physical Fitness Questionnaires

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046226
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2015 Jul; 58(7):737-745
• Contact Point Address:
  Marc Schenker, MD, MPH, Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616-8638
• Email:
  mbschenker@ucdavis.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Davis
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:92268e4fce5f45dacd056c37ba5fcf05dc4d39b443c79bf8423c300f1706e91c17998f2b15510d51acae753763b614ea68946d04180f7e6ed2822312fe86d324
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201341/cdc_201341_DS1.pdf
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