The Predictive Value of Cardiovascular Disease for Shoulder Injuries in a Retrospective Cohort Study

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• Personal Author:
  Thiese, Matthew S. ; Claflin, Spencer ; Allen, Joseph A. ; Phillips, Andrew J. K.
• Description:
  Objective: To assess predictive relationship that cardiovascular disease (CVD) has on work-related shoulder injuries. Methods: This retrospective cohort study quantifies relationships between CVD risk and subsequent incident cases of shoulder-related worker compensation (WC) claims in a large cohort of 34,369 commercial drivers. CVD risk was assessed using an expanded Framingham Risk score. Incident shoulder WC cases were identified. Relative risk (RR), hazard ratio (HR) and their associated 95% Confidence Intervals (95% CI) were calculated. Results: Significant relationships between CVD risk scores and subsequent shoulder WC claims were observed. Participants in the highest CVD risk were significantly more likely to have a shoulder-related WC claim (RR = 6.70, 95% CI 2.03, 22.12), after adjustment for age, gender and Body Mass Index. Conclusion: There may be a relationship between CVD risk and shoulder injuries and disorders.
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Occupational Health Safety Shoulder
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Shoulder Disorder; Rotator Cuff; Cardiovascular Disease; Cohort Study; Occupational Injury Prevention; Occupational Epidemiology; Shoulder MSD; Truck Driver; Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver; Risk Factor Cohort Studies; Cardiovascular Disease; Workers Compensation; Epidemiology; Musculoskeletal Disorders; MSD; Truck Drivers;
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Utah ; Denver Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  41 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071175
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2025 Dec; :[Epub ahead of print]
• Email:
  Matt.Thiese@hsc.Utah.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2026
• Performing Organization:
  University of Utah
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1660bb98f41aff230a7d87d08189f64a489d16b1e43b3d6487997aab500cdd12940caae156fcaba88ab78d55801a1ef66cdc3965745efa741fce415f623d75ce
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/257940/cdc_257940_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.28 MB ]