Prevalence of self-reported finger deformations and occupational risk factors among professional cooks: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Shigeji Miyagi¹  Edith JM Feskens²  Miwako Nagasu³  Mitsuo Ueno⁴  Yoshiomi Temmyo⁵  Akiyoshi Ito⁶  Shigeru Tomita⁷  Kazutaka Kogi⁸  Kazuhiro Sakai⁸ 

[1] Department of Health Sciences, Kagawa Nutrition University, Saitama, Japan;Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands;Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands;The Institute for Science of Labour, Kanagawa, Japan;Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, All-Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers' Union, Tokyo, Japan;Minatomachi Medical Center, Kanagawa, Japan;School of Health Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan;School of Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan;The Institute for Science of Labour, Kanagawa, Japan;

关键词: School Lunch;    Food Container;    Prevalence Odds Ratio;    Occupational Risk Factor;    Hand Osteoarthritis;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-11-392

 received in 2010-06-21, accepted in 2011-05-26,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundPrevious studies have pointed out that the school lunch workers in Japan are suffering from work-related disorders including finger deformations. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of self-reported finger deformations and the association with job-related risk factors.MethodsA cross-sectional questionnaire study of 5,719 subjects (response rate: 81%, 982 men and 4,737 women) was undertaken during September 2003 to February 2004.ResultsFinger deformations were found among 11.7% of the men and 35.6% of the women studied, with significant differences among sex, age and sex-age groups. For both men and women the pattern of finger deformations across the hand was similar for the right and the left hand. For women, the deformations were found in about 10% of the distal interphalangeal joints of all fingers. Based on multiple logistic regression analyses, the factors female sex, age, the number of cooked lunches per cook and cooking activities were independently associated with the prevalence of finger deformations. High prevalence odds ratios were found for those frequently carrying or using tools by hands such as delivering containers, distributing meals, preparing dishes, washing equipment, cutting and stirring foods.ConclusionsAmong the school lunch workers studied, women had a higher prevalence of finger deformations on all joints of both hands. Various cooking tasks were associated with the prevalence of finger deformations. The results suggest that improvements in working conditions are important for preventing work-related disorders such as finger deformations.

【 授权许可】

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