Development and evaluation of the gender-specific CONSTANCES job exposure matrix for physical risk factors in France.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to construct and evaluate a gender-specific job exposure matrix (JEM) for 27 physical work exposures, based on self-report.

Methods

We constructed a JEM using questionnaire data on current physical exposures from 29 381 male and 35 900 female asymptomatic workers aged 18-69 years in the French CONSTANCES cohort study. We excluded workers with musculoskeletal pain to reduce potential reporting bias. We grouped 27 self-reported physical exposures using the French national job codes and stratified by gender. We compared individual and group-based exposures using the performance indicators Cohen's kappa (κ), sensitivity, specificity, and area under the receiver operating curve (AUC).

Results

JEM validation showed fair-to-moderate agreement (κ 0

SUBMITTER: Wuytack F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10859043 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature