title: Musculoskeletal disorder among 52,261 Chinese restaurant cooks cohort: result from the National Health Insurance Data.
abstract: To investigate the incidence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and the particular MSDs to which Chinese restaurant cooks are most at risk in Taiwan, National Health Insurance Data from 1998 to 2002 were used to identify MSDs for study populations, including 52,261 certified cooks and 209,044 references matched for age and sex. The annual incidence of MSDs was around 25% and 20% for cooks and references, respectively, and the cook-to-reference risk ratios ranged from 1.29 to 1.35 (p<0.001). The most frequently affected body part was the low back, but the epicondyle was at higher risk (OR>2) than other sites for the cooks. Cooks are at higher risk of having MSDs complaints and MSDs related to the elbow show the highest risk.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Huei-Sheng
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Shiue
authors.forename: Chih-Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Chiou-Jong
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Tung-Shen
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: Shiao-Chi
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Chun-Yuh
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Ya-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Trong-Neng
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003296:Cooking / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012147:Restaurants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology