Department of Neurology, Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
J Occup Environ Med. 2012 Feb;54(2):198-201. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31823fdf53.
To determine the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in Latino poultry-processing workers.
Symptoms and nerve conduction studies were used to prospectively assess 287 Latino poultry-processing workers and 226 Latinos in other manual-labor occupations.
The prevalence of CTS was higher in poultry-processing (8.7%) compared with nonpoultry manual workers (4.0%; P < 0.0001). The adjusted odds ratio for the prevalence of CTS in poultry workers was 2.51 (95% confidence interval, 1.80-3.50) compared with nonpoultry 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.
Latino poultry-processing workers have a high prevalence of CTS, which likely results from the repetitive and strenuous nature of the work.
确定拉丁裔家禽加工工人中腕管综合征(CTS)的患病率。
采用症状和神经传导研究,前瞻性评估了 287 名拉丁裔家禽加工工人和 226 名从事其他体力劳动职业的拉丁裔人。
家禽加工工人中 CTS 的患病率(8.7%)高于非家禽体力劳动者(4.0%;P<0.0001)。与非家禽工人相比,从事家禽工作的工人中 CTS 的患病率调整后的优势比为 2.51(95%置信区间,1.80-3.50)。在家禽工人中,从事包装、卫生和冷却工作的工人与从事需要更多重复和费力手部运动的任务的工人相比,CTS 的趋势较低。
拉丁裔家禽加工工人 CTS 的患病率较高,这可能是由于工作的重复性和繁重性质所致。