The Prevalence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Latino Poultry Processing Workers and Other Latino Manual Workers

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Cartwright, Michael S. ; Walker, Francis O. ; Blocker, Jill N. ; Schulz, Mark R. ; Arcury, Thomas A. ; Grzywacz, Joseph G. ; Mora, Dana ; Chen, Haiying ; Marín, Antonio J. ; Quandt, Sara A.
• Description:
  Objective
  
  To determine the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in Latino poultry processing workers.
  
  Methods
  
  Symptoms and nerve conduction studies were used to prospectively assess 287 Latino poultry processing workers and 226 Latinos in other manual labor occupations.
  
  Results
  
  The prevalence of CTS was higher in poultry processing (8.7%) compared to non-poultry manual workers (4.0%, p < 0.0001). The adjusted odds ratio for the prevalence of CTS in poultry workers was 2.51 (95% CI of 1.80 to 3.50) compared to non-poultry workers. Within the poultry workers, those who performed packing, sanitation, and chilling had a trend toward less CTS than those who performed tasks requiring more repetitive and strenuous hand movements.
  
  Discussion
  
  Latino poultry processing workers have a high prevalence of CTS, which likely results from the repetitive and strenuous nature of the work.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Female Humans Male Middle Aged Occupational Diseases Poultry Products Prevalence Young Adult
• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 54(2):198-201.
• Pubmed ID:
  22258161
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3275671
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  1K23NS062892/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States ; K23 NS062892/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States ; K23 NS062892-03/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States ; R01OH009251/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9a14e8928f8cbca4e611eb08e5ead687bab3c2e45726a400e14edb5e40bcd72e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33305/cdc_33305_DS1.pdf
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