Increased overall and cause-specific mortality associated with disability among workers' compensation claimants with low back injuries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mortality tends to be higher among people who do not work than among workers, but the impact of work-related disability on mortality has not been well studied.

Methods

The vital status through 2015 was ascertained for 14 219 workers with an accepted workers' compensation claim in West Virginia for a low back injury in 1998 or 1999. Mortality among the cohort compared with the West Virginia general population was assessed using standard life table techniques. Associations of mortality and disability-related factors within the cohort were evaluated using Cox proportional hazards regression.

Results

Compared to the general population, mortality from accidental poisoning was significantly elevated among the overall cohort and lost-time claimants. Most deaths fr

SUBMITTER: Martin CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9969356 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature