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Knee Pain and Driving Duration: A Secondary Analysis of the Taxi Drivers' Health Study

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  • Chen, J.-C.
  • Dennerlein, J.T.
  • Shih, T.-S.
  • Chen, C.-J.
  • Cheng, Y.
  • Chang, W.P.
  • Ryan, L.M.
  • Christiani, D.C.

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Objectives. We explored a postulated association between daily driving time and knee pain. Methods. We used data from the Taxi Drivers' Health Study to estimate 1-year prevalence of knee pain as assessed by the Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire. Results. Among 1242 drivers, the prevalence of knee pain, stratified by duration of daily driving (≤6, >6 through 8, >8 through 10, and >10 hours), was 11%, 17%, 19%, and 22%, respectively. Compared with driving 6 or fewer hours per day, the odds ratio of knee pain prevalence for driving more than 6 hours per day was 2.52 (95% confidence interval=1.36, 4.65) after we adjusted for socioeconomic, work-related, and personal factors in the multiple logistic regression. Conclusions. The dose-related association between driving duration and knee pain raises concerns about work-related knee joint disorders among professional drivers.

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  • Chen, J.-C. & Dennerlein, J.T. & Shih, T.-S. & Chen, C.-J. & Cheng, Y. & Chang, W.P. & Ryan, L.M. & Christiani, D.C., 2004. "Knee Pain and Driving Duration: A Secondary Analysis of the Taxi Drivers' Health Study," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 94(4), pages 575-581.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:2004:94:4:575-581_8
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    1. Yi-Lang Chen & Hans Alexander & Yi-Ming Hu, 2022. "Self-Reported Musculoskeletal Disorder Symptoms among Bus Drivers in the Taipei Metropolitan Area," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(17), pages 1-14, August.
    2. Yen-Chih Chen & Wen-Yen Hsu & Carol Troy, 2024. "Unpriced and unseen: private information and taxi insurance purchases in Taiwan," The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, Palgrave Macmillan;The Geneva Association, vol. 49(4), pages 831-867, October.
    3. Laura López-Aragón & Remedios López-Liria & Ángel-Jesús Callejón-Ferre & Marta Gómez-Galán, 2017. "Applications of the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire: A Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(9), pages 1-42, August.
    4. Jongsun Ok & Kyonghwa Kang & Hyeongsu Kim, 2022. "Factors Affecting the Deterioration of the Physical Health Status of Taxi Drivers by Age Group," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-14, March.

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