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Citation: Abedi K, Darvishi E, Karimi S, Ebrahimi H, Charkhandaz Yeganeh R, Salimi S. Risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders in bus and

truck drivers. Archives of Occupational Health. 2017; 1(1): 23-8.

Article History: Received: 10 May 2017; Revised: 2 September 2017; Accepted:19 September 2017

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1 Environmental Health Research Center, Faculty of Health, Kordestan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran• 2 Occupational Health Department, Faculty of Health, Kordestan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran• 3 Department of Occupational Health, Faculty of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran• 4 Occupational Health

Department, Faculty of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran• 5 Occupational Health Department, Faculty of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran• 6 Department of Occupational Health, Faculty of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran• 7 Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran• * Corresponding Author: Reza Charkhandaz Yeganeh, Email: charkhandazohe@yahoo.com, Tel: +98-918-5681610

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Table 1. Demographic characteristics of bus drivers (n=275) and heavy vehicle drivers (n=272)

Demographic Characteristics

Bus drivers Truck drivers Mean (SD) Mean (SD)

Age (year) 42.74 (9.54) 39.76 (10.79) Height (cm) 170.71 (8.79) 172.86 (7.31) Weight (kg) 74.48 (11.58) 76.26 (13.21) BMI (kg/m2) 25.56 (3.51) 25.52 (4.13) Work experience (years) 15.94 (8.99) 14.77 (10.39)

Table 2. Distribution of smoking and exposure to vibration bus drivers (n=275) and heavy vehicle drivers (n=272)

Factor Truck drivers n(%)

Bus drivers n(%)

Smoking status Non-smoker 96(34.90) 159(58.50) Less than one per day 76(27.60) 52(19.00) One per day 88(32.00) 54(19.90) More than one per day 15(5.50) 7(2.60) Vibration exposure Low 7(2.50) 24(8.90) Moderate 84(30.50) 87(32.00) High 179(65.10) 76(27.90) Very high 4(1.50) 5(1.80) Severe 1(0.40) 80(29.40)

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Table 3. The prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in different areas of the body in the past year and past one week in the participants

Body organs Bus drivers Truck drivers

In past year n(%)

In past month n(%)

In past year n(%)

In past month n(%)

Neck 26.90(74) 3.30(9) 25.40(69) 8.50(23) Shoulder 19.30(53) 3.60(10) 29.80(81) 6.60(18) Elbow 5.80(16) 1.10(3) 8.10(22) 2.10(8) Hand/wrist 5.80(16) 1.10(3) 8.10(22) 2.10(8) Back 15.50(51) 3.60(10) 9.90(27) 1.10(3) Waist 23.30(64) 16.70(46) 36.00(98) 15.40(42) Hip/hips 2.50(7) 0.70(2) 8.80(24) 2.60(7) Knee 17.50(48) 4.00(11) 31.60(86) 10.70(29) Leg and ankle 8.00(22) 2.50(7) 14.30(39) 3.70(10)

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Conflict of interest

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