@Article{Tchsen2000, author = "Tüchsen, Finn and Krause, Niklas and Hannerz, Harald and Burr, Hermann and Kristensen, Tage S.", title = "Standing at work and varicose veins", journal = "Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health", year = "2000", month = "Oct", day = "26", number = "5", pages = "414--420", keywords = "epidemiology; hospitalization; prospective study; record linkage; varicosis; venous insufficiency", abstract = "'
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OBJECTIVES ': 'This study attempts to determine whether or not prolonged standing at work involves an excess risk for the occurrence of varicose veins.'
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METHODS ': 'A cohort of 1.6 million 20-to-59-year-old Danes gainfully employed in 1991 were followed for 3 years according to first hospitalization due to varicose veins of the lower extremities. The exposure data came from a representative sample of the baseline population. Altogether 5940 people were interviewed about occupational exposure and confounding factors.'
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RESULTS ': 'For men working mostly in a standing position, the risk ratio for varicose veins was 1.85 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.33-2.36] when compared with all other men. The corresponding risk ratio for women was 2.63 (95% CI 2.25-3.02). The results were adjusted for age, social group, and smoking.'
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CONCLUSIONS ': 'Working in a standing position is associated with subsequent hospitalization due to varicose veins for both men and women.
", issn = "0355-3140", doi = "10.5271/sjweh.562", url = "https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=562", url = "https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.562" }