Incidence and Risk Factors of the Upper-Limb Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Occupational Groups in Key Industries - China, 2018-2021

Ning Jia; Meibian Zhang; Huadong Zhang; Ruijie Ling; Yimin Liu; Gang Li; Yan Yin; Hua Shao; Hengdong Zhang; Bing Qiu; Dongxia Li; Dayu Wang; Qiang Zeng; Rugang Wang; Jianchao Chen; Danying Zhang; Liangying Mei; Xinglin Fang; Yongquan Liu; Jixiang Liu; Chengyun Zhang; Tianlai Li; Jun Qi; Qing Xu; Ying Qu; Xueyan Zhang; Xin Sun; Zhongxu Wang

doi:10.46234/ccdcw2022.227

Incidence and Risk Factors of the Upper-Limb Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Occupational Groups in Key Industries - China, 2018-2021

China CDC Wkly. 2022 Dec 16;4(50):1123-1130. doi: 10.46234/ccdcw2022.227.

Authors

Ning Jia¹, Meibian Zhang¹, Huadong Zhang², Ruijie Ling³, Yimin Liu⁴, Gang Li⁵, Yan Yin⁶, Hua Shao⁷, Hengdong Zhang⁸, Bing Qiu⁹, Dongxia Li¹⁰, Dayu Wang¹¹, Qiang Zeng¹², Rugang Wang¹³, Jianchao Chen¹⁴, Danying Zhang¹⁵, Liangying Mei¹⁶, Xinglin Fang¹⁷, Yongquan Liu¹⁸, Jixiang Liu¹⁹, Chengyun Zhang²⁰, Tianlai Li²¹, Jun Qi²², Qing Xu¹, Ying Qu¹, Xueyan Zhang¹, Xin Sun¹, Zhongxu Wang¹

Affiliations

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

Abstract

What is already known about this topic?: The burden of illness and economic losses due to upper-limb work-related musculoskeletal disorders (UL-WMSDs) is high; thus, they have become a major global public health problem. At present, the epidemiological characteristics of UL-WMSDs in China's occupational population are still unknown.

What is added by this report?: The incidence of UL-WMSDs among key occupational groups in China is 22.5%, with distinct occupational characteristics.

What are the implications for public health practice?: This study has primarily determined the occurrence and potential risk factors of UL-WMSDs in key industries in China and provided data support for recommending prevention and control of the occurrence of such diseases in key industries in China, and in facilitating the addition into the China's List of Legal Occupational Diseases.

Keywords: Incidences; risk factors; upper-limb musculoskeletal disorders.

Copyright and License information: Editorial Office of CCDCW, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention 2022.

Grants and funding

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. 131031109000160004). National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFC2503205)