Open AccessGender adjustment or stratification in discerning upper extremity musculoskeletal disorder risk?
Author(s) -
Barbara Silverstein,
Z. Joyce Fan,
Caroline Smith,
Stephen Bao,
Ninica Howard,
Peregrin Spielholz,
David K. Bonauto,
Eira ViikariJuntura
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.1309
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , carpal tunnel syndrome , logistic regression , demography , body mass index , odds , confidence interval , multivariate analysis , cross sectional study , physical therapy , wrist , surgery , pathology , sociology
The aim was to explore whether "adjustment" for gender masks important exposure differences between men and women in a study of rotator cuff syndrome (RCS) and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and work exposures.