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- Title
The impact of self-reported exposure to whole-body-vibrations on the risk of disability pension among men: a 15 year prospective study.
- Authors
Tüchsen, Finn; Feveile, Helene; Christensen, Karl B.; Krause, Niklas; Tüchsen, Finn
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Whole-body-vibrations are often associated with adverse health effect but the long term effects are less known. This study investigates the association between occupational exposures to whole-body vibrations, and subsequent transition to disability pension.<bold>Methods: </bold>A total of 4215 male employees were followed up for subsequent disability pension retirement. Exposure to whole-body-vibration was self-reported while new cases of disability pension were retrieved from a national register.<bold>Results: </bold>The hazard ratio (HR) for disability pension retirement among men exposed to whole-body-vibrations was 1.61 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.07-2.40) after adjustment for age, smoking habits, BMI, physical job demands and awkward work postures. In our model, with the available explanatory variables, 5.6% of the male disability pension cases were attributable to whole-body-vibrations.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Exposure to whole-body-vibrations predicts subsequent disability pension retirement. Continued reduction of whole-body-vibrations may reduce the number of new cases of disability pension.
- Subjects
SOCIAL science research; RETIREMENT; MALE employees; DISABILITIES; PENSIONS
- Publication
BMC Public Health, 2010, Vol 10, Issue 1, p305
- ISSN
1471-2458
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2458-10-305