Janssen Ian, Bacon Eric, Pickett William
School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6.
J Obes. 2011;2011:531403. doi: 10.1155/2011/531403. Epub 2011 Jul 6.
Objectives. To examine associations between obesity and occupational injury. Methods. Participants consisted of a representative sample of 7,678 adult Canadian workers. Participants were placed into normal weight, overweight, and obese categories based on their body mass index. Different injury types, location, and external causes were measured. Logistic regression was used to estimate relationships. Results. By comparison to normal weight workers, obese workers were more likely to report any occupational injuries (odds ratio (OR) 1.40, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.98-1.99) and serious occupational injuries (1.49, 0.99-2.26). These relationships were more pronounced for sprains and strains (1.80, 1.04-3.11), injuries to the lower limbs (2.14, 1.12-4.11) or torso (2.36, 1.13-4.93), and injuries due to falls (2.10, 0.86-5.10) or overexertion (2.08, 0.96-4.50). Female workers, workers ≥40 years, and workers employed in sedentary occupations were particularly vulnerable. Increased risks were not identified for overweight workers. Conclusions. Obese workers experienced 40-49% higher risks for occupational injury.
目的。研究肥胖与职业伤害之间的关联。方法。参与者包括7678名成年加拿大工人的代表性样本。根据体重指数将参与者分为正常体重、超重和肥胖类别。测量不同的伤害类型、部位和外部原因。使用逻辑回归来估计关系。结果。与正常体重的工人相比，肥胖工人更有可能报告任何职业伤害（优势比（OR）1.40，95%置信区间（CI）：0.98 - 1.99）和严重职业伤害（1.49，0.99 - 2.26）。这些关系在扭伤和拉伤（1.80，1.04 - 3.11）、下肢（2.14，1.12 - 4.11）或躯干受伤（2.36，1.13 - 4.93）以及跌倒（2.10，0.86 - 5.10）或过度劳累导致的伤害（2.08，0.96 - 4.50）方面更为明显。女性工人、40岁及以上的工人以及从事久坐职业的工人尤其易受影响。超重工人未发现风险增加。结论。肥胖工人遭受职业伤害的风险高40 - 49%。
