Habitual Smoking and Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Japanese Blue‐Collar Workers
Habitual Smoking and Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Japanese Blue‐Collar Workers
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日本蓝领工人的习惯性吸烟与肌肉骨骼症状
DOI：
10.1539/joh.44.315
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发表时间：
2002
影响因子：
3
通讯作者：
N. Harada
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作者：
M. Inoue;N. Harada
日本蓝领工人的习惯性吸烟和肌肉骨骼症状：Masaiwa Inoue等。山口大学医学院卫生系——吸烟是否与肌肉骨骼疾病有关仍有争议。为了确定从事剧烈体力劳动的吸烟和非吸烟员工中肌肉骨骼疾病的患病率，我们在一家纸浆和造纸厂进行了一项调查，调查问卷作为年度健康检查的一部分分发。这些问题包括吸烟习惯和颈部、手臂、肩膀、背部和腰部的肌肉骨骼症状。分析对象为该制造工厂的905名男性员工。对于大多数年龄组和地区，有症状的受试者中吸烟者的百分比大于无症状的受试者。特别是在20多岁和50多岁的受试者中，有症状吸烟者的百分比和无症状吸烟者的百分比有显著差异（P<0.01）。尽管无症状受试者的戒烟者比例高于有症状受试者，但除了50多岁的受试者外，差异不显著（P=0.023）。在所有5个肌肉骨骼区域没有症状的受试者中，50多岁戒烟者的比例最大。当根据出现肌肉骨骼症状的区域数量来分析当前吸烟者的百分比时，区域数量倾向于随着吸烟者百分比的增加而增加，但并不显著。我们的研究支持了习惯性吸烟和肌肉骨骼症状之间的联系，并提出了一项旨在帮助个人戒烟的教育运动。
Habitual Smoking and Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Japanese Blue‐Collar Workers: Masaiwa Inoue, et al. Department of Hygiene, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine— Whether smoking is associated with musculoskeletal disorders is still debatable. To determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among smoking and non‐smoking employees doing strenuous physical work, we conducted a survey by means of a questionnaire that was distributed as a part of the annual health examination in a pulp and paper mill. The questions included smoking habit and musculoskeletal symptoms in the neck, arms, shoulders, back and low back. The analysis was performed on 905 male employees working in the manufacturing plant. For most age groups and regions, the percentage of smokers was greater among subjects with symptoms than among subjects without symptoms. Particularly among subjects in their 20s and 50s, there were significant differences in the percentage of smokers with symptoms and the percentage of smokers without symptoms (P<0.01 for both age groups). Although the percentage of ex‐smokers was greater among subjects without symptoms than among subjects with symptoms, the difference was not significant except among subjects in their 50s (P=0.023). The percentages of ex‐smokers in their 50s were greatest among subjects without symptoms for all 5 musculoskeletal regions. When the percentages of current smokers were analyzed according to the number of regions in which musculoskeletal symptoms were present, the number of regions tended to increase with the percentage of smokers but not significantly. Our study supports an association between habitual smoking and musculoskeletal symptoms with a proposal for an educational campaign aimed at helping individuals quit smoking.