Prevalence and Risk Factors of Lower Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Occupational Groups in Key Industries - China, 2018-2023

Ning Jia; Zhongxu Wang; Meibian Zhang; Huadong Zhang; Ruijie Ling; Zhi Wang; Gang Li; Yan Yin; Hua Shao; Jue Li; Hengdong Zhang; Bin Xiao; Hua Zou; Dayu Wang; Yan Ye; Dongxia Li; Jianchao Chen; Enfei Jiang; Bing Qiu; Qiang Zeng; Liangying Mei; Yongquan Liu; Jixiang Liu; Tianlai Li; Jun Qi; Qing Xu; Yang Mimi; Guo Xinwei; Xin Sun

doi:10.46234/ccdcw2024.276

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Lower Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Occupational Groups in Key Industries - China, 2018-2023

China CDC Wkly. 2024 Dec 27;6(52):1388-1395. doi: 10.46234/ccdcw2024.276.

Authors

Ning Jia¹, Zhongxu Wang¹, Meibian Zhang¹, Huadong Zhang², Ruijie Ling³, Zhi Wang⁴, Gang Li⁵, Yan Yin⁶, Hua Shao⁷, Jue Li⁸, Hengdong Zhang⁹, Bin Xiao¹⁰, Hua Zou¹¹, Dayu Wang¹², Yan Ye¹³, Dongxia Li¹⁴, Jianchao Chen¹⁵, Enfei Jiang¹⁶, Bing Qiu¹⁷, Qiang Zeng¹⁸, Liangying Mei¹⁹, Yongquan Liu²⁰, Jixiang Liu²¹, Tianlai Li²², Jun Qi²³, Qing Xu¹, Yang Mimi¹, Guo Xinwei¹, Xin Sun¹

Affiliations

¹ National Institute of Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
² Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chongqing, China.
³ Hubei Provincial Hospital of Integrated Chinese & Western Medicine, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China.
⁴ Guangzhou Twelfth People's Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China.
⁵ Liaoning Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China.
⁶ Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China.
⁷ Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Jinan City, Shandong Province, China.
⁸ Beijing Institute of Chemical Industry Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment, Beijing, China.
⁹ Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, China.
¹⁰ Guangdong Province Hospital for Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China.
¹¹ Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China.
¹² Tianjin Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Hospital, Tianjin, China.
¹³ Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
¹⁴ Guizhou Province Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Hospital, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, China.
¹⁵ Fujian Province Occupational Disease and Chemical Poisoning Prevention and Control Center, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China.
¹⁶ Sichuan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China.
¹⁷ Civil Aviation Medical Center, Civil Aviation Administration of China, Beijing, China.
¹⁸ Tianjin Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin, China.
¹⁹ Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China.
²⁰ Institute of Occupational Medicine of Jiangxi, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, China.
²¹ Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yinchuan City, Ningxia Province, China.
²² Shanxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xian City, Shanxi Province, China.
²³ Yunnan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China.

Abstract

What is already known about this topic?: Lower extremity musculoskeletal diseases (LE-MSDs) have emerged as a significant contributor to the global disease economic burden and worker absenteeism, becoming a global public health concern. However, the epidemic characteristics of LE-MSDs among occupational populations in China are unknown.

What is added by this report?: This report finds that the LE-MSDs prevalence rate among key occupational groups in China is 17.7%, with the top 5 being toy manufacturing, medical personnel, automobile manufacturing, nonferrous metal smelting and rolling processing, and coal mining and washing.

What are the implications for public health practice?: This study investigated the occurrence of LE-MSDs in key industries in China and its possible risk factors to provide big data support for preventing and controlling such diseases in these industries.

Keywords: Incidence; Lower Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders; Risk Factors.

Grants and funding

This study was funded by the Project of Occupational Health Risk Assessment and the National Occupational Health Standard Formulation of the National Institute of Occupational Health and Poison Control (Project No. 102393220020090000020). National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFC2503205)