Prevalence of injury in occupation and industry: role of obesity in the National Health Interview Survey 2004 to 2013

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• Personal Author:
  Andrew, Michael E. ; Burchfiel CM ; Charles LE ; Fekedulegn D ; Gu JK ; Ma CC
• Description:
  Objectives: The aim of this study was to estimate prevalence of injury by occupation and industry and obesity's role. Methods: Self-reported injuries were collected annually for US workers during 2004 to 2013. Prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were obtained from fitted logistic regression models. Results: Overall weighted injury prevalence during the previous three months was 77 per 10,000 workers. Age-adjusted injury prevalence was greatest for Construction and Extraction workers (169.7/10,000) followed by Production (160.6) among occupations, while workers in the Construction industry sector (147.9) had the highest injury prevalence followed by the Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing/Mining/Utilities sector (122.1). Overweight and obese workers were 26% to 45% more likely to experience injuries than normal-weight workers. Conclusion: The prevalence of injury, highest for Construction workers, gradually increased as body mass index levels increased in most occupational and industry groups. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Body Weight Construction Industry Forestry Hunting Men Mining Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Industry Body Weight Construction Industry Fishing Industry Humans Injuries Mining Industry Models Obesity Statistical Analysis Utility Workers Weight Factors

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  335-343
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047851
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2016 Apr; 58(4):335-343
• Contact Point Address:
  Ja K. Gu, MSPH, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HELD/BEB, Mailstop L-4050, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505-2888
• Email:
  gum4@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ac6ba2e30b1b3879adbcb68217e391815b8026d8c5ee95ed949393fb2c0ff69ce49d3701c370cd16a8dd45096d09656de7c1c4b2f1e4df9b42fae64b72ae46d5
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