Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Republic of Korea.
Korean Industrial Health Association, Republic of Korea.
Ind Health. 2024 Apr 3;62(2):133-142. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2023-0100. Epub 2023 Nov 7.
Long commuting times can induce work-related low back pain (LBP), which can be exacerbated by reduced sports and leisure activities. However, there is a lack of empirical research on commuting time and work-related LBP in Korea. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between commuting time and work-related LBP as well as the effect of sports and leisure activities on Korean workers. We utilized data from the sixth Korean Working Conditions Survey to analyze the relationship between commuting time and work-related LBP using multivariable logistic regression. The total number of included workers was 28,202. Workers without sports and leisure activities, and long commuting times (40-59, 60-79, and ≥80 min) showed significantly higher odds ratios for work-related LBP (1.29 [95% Confidence intervals=1.12-1.49], 1.42 [1.22-1.65], and 1.96 [1.68-2.28], respectively). However, in workers with sports and leisure activities, the results were significant only for commuting times of 60-79 and ≥80 min (1.41 [1.13-1.75], 1.60 [1.28-1.99], respectively). Long commuting times were associated with work-related LBP, and engagement in sports and leisure activities was found to play a role in mitigating the impact among Korean wage workers.
长时间通勤可能会导致与工作相关的下背痛（LBP），而减少体育和休闲活动会使这种情况恶化。然而，目前缺乏关于韩国通勤时间与工作相关 LBP 的实证研究。在这项研究中，我们旨在调查通勤时间与工作相关 LBP 之间的关系，以及体育和休闲活动对韩国工人的影响。我们利用第六届韩国工作条件调查的数据，使用多变量逻辑回归分析通勤时间与工作相关 LBP 之间的关系。纳入的工人总数为 28202 人。没有体育和休闲活动且通勤时间较长（40-59、60-79 和≥80 分钟）的工人，工作相关 LBP 的比值比明显更高（1.29 [95%置信区间=1.12-1.49]、1.42 [1.22-1.65]和 1.96 [1.68-2.28]）。然而，对于有体育和休闲活动的工人，仅在通勤时间为 60-79 和≥80 分钟时结果显著（1.41 [1.13-1.75]、1.60 [1.28-1.99]）。长时间通勤与工作相关 LBP 相关，而从事体育和休闲活动被发现可以减轻韩国工资工人的影响。
