title: The effect of demographic factors on occupational injuries.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In Finland about 120,000 occupational injuries occur annually, the cost of which is over EUR 2 billion per year. This is why it is reasonable to analyze the effect of demographic factors like gender, age, tenure and mother tongue on occupational injuries.
  
  
  METHODS
  The participants consisted of 1681 employees from four Finnish companies, who reported their injuries from the last 3 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Gender or mother tongue did not associate with injury involvement. Employees younger than 25 years of age were more often involved in injuries than employees aged over 55 (odds ratio [OR] = 2.69, 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.70, 4.23]). Employees with 2-10 years of experience in the company had a higher injury frequency than both novice and very experienced employees (OR = 2.01, 95% CI [1.60, 2.52]).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study showed that age was a more important factor in injury involvement than gender, tenure or mother tongue. However, age was closely related to experience in the company. Prevention measures in the companies should thus focus on novice employees.
authors.affiliation: a Finnish Institute of Occupational Health , Finland.
authors.forename: Simo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salminen
authors.affiliation: a Finnish Institute of Occupational Health , Finland.
authors.forename: Pia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Perttula
authors.affiliation: a Finnish Institute of Occupational Health , Finland.
authors.forename: Henriikka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ratilainen
authors.affiliation: a Finnish Institute of Occupational Health , Finland.
authors.forename: Eeva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kuosma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: age; experience; gender; mother tongue