Lee Soo-Jeong, Tak Sangwoo, Alterman Toni, Calvert Geoffrey M
a Department of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing , University of California San Francisco , San Francisco , California , USA.
J Agromedicine. 2014;19(3):268-80. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2014.916642.
Ergonomic risks from agricultural tasks can compromise musculoskeletal health of workers. This study estimated prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in a sample representing almost 2 million US agricultural industry workers. This study used National Health Interview Survey data from 2004 to 2008. Weighted prevalence was calculated by demographic and employment factors. Prevalence ratios were calculated using generalized linear models with the Poisson distribution assumption. Prevalence rates of low back and neck pain in the previous 3 months were 24.3% and 10.5%, respectively, among agricultural workers. Monthly prevalence of joint pain was 17.0% for hips/knees, 9.8% for shoulders, 9.5% for wrists/hands, 5.4% for elbows, and 4.7% for ankles/toes. Agricultural workers had a significantly higher prevalence of shoulder pain than all other industry workers (prevalence ratios [PR] = 1.28, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.02-1.61). This study provides detailed national estimates of musculoskeletal symptom prevalence to understand the burden and the need for intervention among agricultural workers.
农业劳动中的工效学风险可能损害工人的肌肉骨骼健康。本研究估计了一个代表近200万美国农业产业工人的样本中肌肉骨骼症状的患病率。本研究使用了2004年至2008年的国家健康访谈调查数据。按人口统计学和就业因素计算加权患病率。患病率比值通过采用泊松分布假设的广义线性模型计算。在农业工人中，前3个月的腰痛和颈痛患病率分别为24.3%和10.5%。髋关节/膝关节的关节痛月患病率为17.0%，肩部为9.8%，手腕/手部为9.5%，肘部为5.4%，脚踝/脚趾为4.7%。农业工人的肩部疼痛患病率显著高于所有其他行业的工人（患病率比值[PR]=1.28，95%置信区间[CI]：1.02-1.61）。本研究提供了肌肉骨骼症状患病率的详细全国估计数据，以了解农业工人的负担以及干预需求。
