Covariates of human peripheral nerve function: I. Nerve conduction velocity and amplitude

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• Personal Author:
  Gerr F ; Letz R
• Description:
  Human peripheral nerve conduction velocity and amplitude were investigated using data collected by the Centers for Disease Control on 2,490 Vietnam War veterans and 1,972 nonveterans as part of the Vietnam Experience Study. Nerve conduction velocity and amplitude were measured for the median motor, median sensory, ulnar sensory, peroneal motor, and sural sensory nerves from the dominant limbs of each subject using antidromic stimulation and electromyography (EMG). Standard questionnaires were administered on a wide variety of health related issues. After exclusion criteria were applied, 4,056 of the subjects remained. The effects of skin temperature, height, body mass index, age, race, place of military service, smoking status, alcohol consumption, income, and EMG examiner were estimated for all conduction outcomes. Data were fitted to general linear models. Results showed that the major covariates were skin temperature, height, and EMG examiner. Less important covariates were age, race, smoking status, and income. Conduction measures were only slightly affected by alcohol consumption. The authors conclude that the results provide a basis for the selection of variables for measuring nerve conduction in epidemiological studies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Electrophysiology Epidemiology Musculoskeletal Diseases Nervous System Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Smokers Tobacco Products
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Cigarette-smoking Military-personnel Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Nerve-function Neurophysiology NIOSH-Cooperative-Agreement NIOSH-Grant NIOSH-Publication Racial-factors
• ISSN:
  0892-0362
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maine ; New York ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  95-104
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00219450
• Citation:
  Neurotoxicol Teratol 1994 Jan; 16(1):95-104
• Contact Point Address:
  Community Medicine Mount Sinai School of Medicine One Gustave L Levy Place New York, NY 10029
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1994
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities
• Performing Organization:
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19900928
• Source Full Name:
  Neurotoxicology and Teratology
• End Date:
  19930927
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/204420/cdc_204420_DS1.pdf
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