Working in a cold environment, feeling cold at work and chronic pain: a cross-sectional analysis of the Tromso Study.

ABSTRACT: AIM:The aim of this study was to investigate if working in a cold environment and feeling cold at work are associated with chronic pain (ie, lasting ≥3 months). METHODS:We used data from the sixth survey (2007-2008) of the Tromsø Study. Analyses included 6533 men and women aged 30-67 years who were not retired, not receiving full-time disability benefits and had no missing values. Associations between working in a cold environment, feeling cold at work and self-reported chronic pain were examined with logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, education, body mass index, insomnia, physical activity at work, leisure time physical activity and smoking. RESULTS:779 participants reported working in a cold environment ≥25% of the time. This exposure was positively associated with pain at ≥3 sit

SUBMITTER: Farbu EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6858151 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature