Clinically Significant Weight Gain One Year After Occupational Back Injury

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Keeney, Benjamin J. ; Fulton-Kehoe, Deborah ; Wickizer, Thomas M. ; Turner, Judith A. ; Chan, Kwun Chuen Gary ; Franklin, Gary M.
• Description:
  Objective
  
  To examine the incidence of clinically significant weight gain one year after occupational back injury, and risk factors for that gain.
  
  Methods
  
  A cohort of Washington State workers with wage-replacement benefits for back injuries completed baseline and 1-year follow-up telephone interviews. We obtained additional measures from claims and medical records.
  
  Results
  
  Among 1,263 workers, 174 (13.8%) reported clinically significant weight gain (≥7%) 1 year after occupational back injury. Women and workers who had >180 days on wage replacement at 1 year were twice as likely (adjusted OR=2.17, 95% CI=1.54–3.07; adjusted OR=2.40, 95% CI=1.63–3.53, respectively; both P<0.001) to have clinically significant weight gain.
  
  Conclusions
  
  Women and workers on wage replacement >180 days may be susceptible to clinically significant weight gain following occupational back injury.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Article Back Injuries Back Injury Clinically Significant Weight Gain Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Incidence Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Obesity Occupational Injuries Occupational Injury Odds Ratio Overweight Prospective Studies Prospective Study Risk Factors Self Report Sex Factors Sick Leave Time Factors Washington Weight Gain Worker's Compensation Workers' Compensation

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• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 55(3):318-324.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01-OH04069/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; T32 AR049710/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8142bd9ae6517154af2857123f6f5a7159f8fa0090acf979841c765916807c04
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/30197/cdc_30197_DS1.pdf
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