Varicose veins in the lower extremities in relation to occupational mechanical exposures: a longitudinal study

Objectives To evaluate if occupational mechanical exposures are associated with an increased risk of surgery for varicose veins (VV) in the lower extremities. Methods We conducted a longitudinal study of persons from the Musculoskeletal Research Database at the Danish Ramazzini Centre who were 18–65...

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Published in:Occupational and environmental medicine (London, England) England), 2015-05, Vol.72 (5), p.330-337
Main Authors: Tabatabaeifar, Sorosh, Frost, Poul, Andersen, Johan Hviid, Jensen, Lone Donbæk, Thomsen, Jane Frølund, Svendsen, Susanne Wulff
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Classification
Codes
Compression therapy
Cross-sectional studies
Disease
Exposure
Extremities
Female
Hoisting
Hospitals
Humans
Job titles
Lifting
Longitudinal Studies
Lower Extremity
Male
Men
Middle Aged
Occupational
Occupational Diseases - etiology
Occupational Diseases - surgery
Occupational exposure
Occupational Exposure - adverse effects
Posture
Proportional Hazards Models
Questionnaires
Risk
Risk Factors
Self report
Sex Factors
Surgery
Surveys and Questionnaires
Varicose veins
Varicose Veins - etiology
Varicose Veins - surgery
Veins
Walking
Workplace
Young Adult
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Summary:Objectives To evaluate if occupational mechanical exposures are associated with an increased risk of surgery for varicose veins (VV) in the lower extremities. Methods We conducted a longitudinal study of persons from the Musculoskeletal Research Database at the Danish Ramazzini Centre who were 18–65 years old when they provided baseline questionnaire data during 1993–2004. Exposure estimates were obtained from a job exposure matrix based on expert ratings. The register information on first-time surgery for VV was retrieved. We used Cox regression analyses. Results During 416 317 person-years of follow-up among 38 036 persons, 851 first-time operations for VV occurred. Using standing/walking
ISSN:1351-0711
1470-7926
DOI:10.1136/oemed-2014-102495