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The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Knee Pain among Farm Workers

농작업자들의 무릎통증 유소견율 및 그의 위험인자

  • Kim, Dong-Hyun (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Dankook University Hospital) ;
  • Cho, Young-Chae (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Chungnam National University School of Medicine and Research Institute for Medical Sciences)
  • 김동현 (단국대학교 의과대학 부속병원 직업환경의학과) ;
  • 조영채 (충남대학교 의학전문대학원 예방의학교실 및 의학연구소)
  • Received : 2012.12.12
  • Accepted : 2013.03.07
  • Published : 2013.03.31
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Abstract

This study aims to establish the prevalence and risk factors of knee pain. Study subjects in this survey were 306 farm workers of the two-Myon, Keumsan-Gun, Chungnam-Do. Collected data was self-administered questionnaires that were investigated in February 1 to march 31, 2012, about the existence of knee pain, age, sex, height, weight, and the type of farm work. As a results, females had more knee pain than males. Aging was a major cause of knee pain in both genders. About half of persons over 60 years old had knee pain. Tall and heavy females had more knee pain than short and light females, but this trend was not observed in males. these results represent fundamental data for prevention of knee pain.

본 연구는 농작업자들에 대한 무릎통증의 유소견률을 알아보고 그의 위험요인을 밝혀 낼 목적으로 2012년 2월 1일부터 3월 31일까지 충남 금산군 2개면에서 농업에 종사하고 있는 주민 306명을 대상으로 무릎통증의 유무, 성, 연령, 신장, 체중, 농작업 종류 등에 관한 설문조사를 실시하였다. 연구결과, 무릎통증은 남성보다 여성에서 많이 나타났고, 남녀 모두 연령증가는 무릎통증의 커다란 위험요인이었으며, 60대 이상에서는 절반 이상에서 무릎통증을 호소하였다. 특히 여성의 경우 신장이 클수록, 체중이 무거울수록 무릎통증이 많았으나, 남성에서는 이 같은 경향을 보이지 않았다. 위와 같이 고령자에서는 절반 이상이 무릎통증에 시달리고 있었으며, 무릎통증의 위험인자로서 여성, 연령증가 및 체중이 중요하다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이 같은 결과는 무릎통증 예방에 필요한 기초자료를 제공할 것으로 본다.

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