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Coxarthrosis and physical work load.

E Vingård1, C Hogstedt, L Alfredsson

  • 1Department of Occupational Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
|April 1, 1991
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Physical work loads, including heavy lifting, significantly increase the risk of developing severe coxarthrosis (hip osteoarthritis). Long-term exposure to demanding physical jobs is a key risk factor for this condition in men.

Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Orthopedics
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Coxarthrosis, or hip osteoarthritis, is a degenerative joint disease.
  • Physical workload is a suspected, but not fully elucidated, risk factor for coxarthrosis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between physical workload and the risk of developing severe idiopathic coxarthrosis in men.
  • To quantify the relative risk of coxarthrosis associated with different types of physical work loads.

Main Methods:

  • A case-referent study design was employed.
  • Cases comprised 239 men who received hip prostheses for severe coxarthrosis.
  • Referents were 302 men randomly selected from the general population, with work exposure assessed via interview and questionnaire.

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Main Results:

  • Men with high exposure to dynamic or static work loads showed an increased relative risk (RR) of 2.42 (95% CI 1.45-4.04) for coxarthrosis compared to low-exposure men.
  • High exposure to heavy lifting between ages 30-49 years yielded the highest RR of 3.31 (95% CI 1.97-5.57).
  • Prolonged exposure to physical work loads emerged as a significant risk factor.

Conclusions:

  • Physical workload, particularly heavy lifting and prolonged exposure, is a significant risk factor for developing severe coxarthrosis in men.
  • Occupational health interventions should consider mitigating physical demands to reduce the incidence of hip osteoarthritis.