Knee Pain and Driving Duration: A Secondary Analysis of the Taxi Drivers’ Health Study

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• Personal Author:
  Chang WP ; Chen C-J ; Chen J-C ; Cheng Y ; Christiani, David C. ; dennerlein JT ; Ryan LM ; Shih T-S
• Description:
  Objectives: We explored a postulated association between daily driving time and knee pain. Methods: We used data from the Taxi Drivers' Health Study to estimate 1-year prevalence of knee pain as assessed by the Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire. Results: Among 1242 drivers, the prevalence of knee pain, stratified by duration of daily driving (.6, >6 through 8, >8 through 10, and >10 hours), was 11%, 17%, 19%, and 22%, respectively. Compared with driving 6 or fewer hours per day, the odds ratio of knee pain prevalence for driving more than 6 hours per day was 2.52 (95% confidence interval=1.36, 4.65) after we adjusted for socioeconomic, work-related, and personal factors in the multiple logistic regression. Conclusions: The dose-related association between driving duration and knee pain raises concerns about work-related knee joint disorders among professional drivers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Men Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Women
• Keywords:
  Drivers Humans Knee Disorders MSD Musculoskeletal System Disorders Questionnaires Socioeconomics Statistical Analysis Workers
• ISSN:
  0090-0036
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  94
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054945
• Citation:
  Am J Public Health 2004 Apr; 94(4):575-581
• Contact Point Address:
  David C. Christiani, Occupational Health Program, Dept of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Bldg I, Rm 1402, 665 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
• Email:
  dchris@hohp.harvard.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Public Health
• End Date:
  20050630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f536ac50eddee1009ff1b2bf19aac9a4a35c9182a8d0170a778c91fdf0018fbb0025a00182c32babeb0e781a318ebede7af9784d76e19d0e54e18fe1c4043e64
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217351/cdc_217351_DS1.pdf
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