title: Frequency of radiographic procedures in an urban 62-year-old population in relation to general health, body build, bone mineral content, locomotor discomfort, occupational work load and socio-economic factors.
abstract: For 830 62-year-old residents of the city of Malmö records of radiographic examinations made over a period of 40 years at the Radiological Department of Malmö General Hospital and/or over 20-30 years at two private radiological departments in the city were reviewed. Radiographic examination had been undertaken in 92% of the residents, with on an average 16 examinations per resident. The most common examinations were of the chest in 63% of the residents followed by lower limb (58%) and spine (52%) examinations. In men the total number of radiographic examinations were negatively correlated to income, intelligence test results and social network and job satisfaction. Men with monotonous work and a more restricted latitude for decision-making at work, as well as men who were smokers had also had significantly more radiographic examinations. Single civil status and occupational work load had in men a positive correlation with the total number of radiographic examinations, as well as with serum levels of glutamyltransferase and uric acid levels. In women there was a negative correlation between radiographic examinations and teachers' rating of intelligence in childhood and bone mineral content, whereas job satisfaction, life success and triceps skinfold index (= subcutaneous fat tissue thickness) had a positive correlation with the total number of radiographic examinations. Women who took regular exercise (every week) had had significantly fewer radiographic examinations. Men and women with locomotor discomfort had a significantly higher consumption of not only musculoskeletal radiographic examinations but also other radiographic examinations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Malmö General Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bergenudd
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nilsson
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Redlund-Johnell
mesh_terms: D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004064:Digestive System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005121:Extremities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011859:Radiography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology