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Gender differences in occupations and complaints of musculoskeletal symptoms: Representative sample of South Korean workers
Author(s) -
Park Jungsun,
Han Boyoung,
Kim Yangho
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.22698
Subject(s) - medicine , musculoskeletal pain , physical therapy , occupational safety and health , low back pain , musculoskeletal disorder , occupational exposure , back pain , female sex , human factors and ergonomics , craft , environmental health , demography , poison control , alternative medicine , archaeology , pathology , sociology , history
The present study examines gender differences in occupations, occupational hazards, and musculoskeletal symptoms in Korean workers. Methods We performed a secondary analysis of data from the fourth Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS). Results Relative to “managers,” men who were “craft and related trades workers,” “equipment, machine operating and assembling workers,” and in “elementary occupations” were more likely to report back pain (ORs: 2.08, 2.33, and 2.71, respectively); women who were “skilled agricultural, forestry, and fishery workers” were more likely to report back pain (OR: 3.96). Back pain was more likely to be reported in men exposed to “carrying/moving heavy loads,” “painful/tiring postures,” and “repetitive hand/arm movements” (ORs: 1.20, 2.26, and 1.28, respectively). Conclusion Men and women workers differed in their reporting of ergonomic risk factors, and complaints of musculoskeletal symptoms. Am. J. Ind. Med. 60:342–349, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.