Combined exposure to lifting and psychosocial strain at work and adverse pregnancy outcomes-A study in the Danish National Birth Cohort.
BACKGROUND:Previous studies have investigated physical and psychosocial job exposures separately in relation to foetal growth. We therefore investigated if occupational lifting and psychosocial job strain interact to affect foetal growth and gestational length. We hypothesised that heavy lifting and...
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doaj-f9391f3a3d0d421a8c5bd7a1724ac4372020-11-24T21:08:12ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032018-01-01139e020184210.1371/journal.pone.0201842Combined exposure to lifting and psychosocial strain at work and adverse pregnancy outcomes-A study in the Danish National Birth Cohort.Camilla Sandal SejbaekHans BayAnn Dyreborg LarsenPetter KristensenVivi SchlünssenAnne-Marie Nybo AndersenJens Peter BondeMette JuhlKarin Sørig HougaardBACKGROUND:Previous studies have investigated physical and psychosocial job exposures separately in relation to foetal growth. We therefore investigated if occupational lifting and psychosocial job strain interact to affect foetal growth and gestational length. We hypothesised that heavy lifting and high job strain would increase the risk of impacted foetal growth (small or large for gestational age) and preterm birth. METHODS:The cohort included 47,582 pregnancies from the Danish National Birth Cohort (1996-2002), where the woman was pregnant at 22 gestational weeks (GW), expected one child and worked ≥30 hours/week. Information on occupational lifting and psychosocial job strain was derived from an interview (16±3.0 GW). Data to calculate small and large for gestational age (SGA/LGA) and gestational length was retrieved from the Medical Birth Register. Interaction between lifting and job strain (Karasek's model) was analysed by multinomial logistic regression. RESULTS:Overall, the adjusted regression analysis showed statistically significant interaction between lifting and job strain for SGA and LGA. For each additional 250 kg lifted/day, high strain women (high Demand/low Control) had increased odds of giving birth to a LGA-child (OR = 1.15; 95% CI 1.06-1.26), whereas women in the active group (high Demand/high Control) had increased odds of giving birth to a SGA child (OR = 1.12; 95% CI 1.03-1.23). When women lifting ≤1000 kg/day were excluded in the sensitivity analyses the interaction between lifting and job strain became insignificant. No interaction of lifting and job strain was found for gestational length. CONCLUSIONS:The main findings may give some support to our hypothesis, as lifting in combination high with job strain increased the risk of giving birth to a LGA child. This finding was, however, not supported in the sensitivity analysis and no association of the interaction was found relative to gestational length.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6145591?pdf=render |
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Camilla Sandal Sejbaek Hans Bay Ann Dyreborg Larsen Petter Kristensen Vivi Schlünssen Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen Jens Peter Bonde Mette Juhl Karin Sørig Hougaard Combined exposure to lifting and psychosocial strain at work and adverse pregnancy outcomes-A study in the Danish National Birth Cohort. PLoS ONE |
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Camilla Sandal Sejbaek Hans Bay Ann Dyreborg Larsen Petter Kristensen Vivi Schlünssen Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen Jens Peter Bonde Mette Juhl Karin Sørig Hougaard |
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Combined exposure to lifting and psychosocial strain at work and adverse pregnancy outcomes-A study in the Danish National Birth Cohort. |
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Combined exposure to lifting and psychosocial strain at work and adverse pregnancy outcomes-A study in the Danish National Birth Cohort. |
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Combined exposure to lifting and psychosocial strain at work and adverse pregnancy outcomes-A study in the Danish National Birth Cohort. |
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Combined exposure to lifting and psychosocial strain at work and adverse pregnancy outcomes-A study in the Danish National Birth Cohort. |
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Combined exposure to lifting and psychosocial strain at work and adverse pregnancy outcomes-A study in the Danish National Birth Cohort. |
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combined exposure to lifting and psychosocial strain at work and adverse pregnancy outcomes-a study in the danish national birth cohort. |
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BACKGROUND:Previous studies have investigated physical and psychosocial job exposures separately in relation to foetal growth. We therefore investigated if occupational lifting and psychosocial job strain interact to affect foetal growth and gestational length. We hypothesised that heavy lifting and high job strain would increase the risk of impacted foetal growth (small or large for gestational age) and preterm birth. METHODS:The cohort included 47,582 pregnancies from the Danish National Birth Cohort (1996-2002), where the woman was pregnant at 22 gestational weeks (GW), expected one child and worked ≥30 hours/week. Information on occupational lifting and psychosocial job strain was derived from an interview (16±3.0 GW). Data to calculate small and large for gestational age (SGA/LGA) and gestational length was retrieved from the Medical Birth Register. Interaction between lifting and job strain (Karasek's model) was analysed by multinomial logistic regression. RESULTS:Overall, the adjusted regression analysis showed statistically significant interaction between lifting and job strain for SGA and LGA. For each additional 250 kg lifted/day, high strain women (high Demand/low Control) had increased odds of giving birth to a LGA-child (OR = 1.15; 95% CI 1.06-1.26), whereas women in the active group (high Demand/high Control) had increased odds of giving birth to a SGA child (OR = 1.12; 95% CI 1.03-1.23). When women lifting ≤1000 kg/day were excluded in the sensitivity analyses the interaction between lifting and job strain became insignificant. No interaction of lifting and job strain was found for gestational length. CONCLUSIONS:The main findings may give some support to our hypothesis, as lifting in combination high with job strain increased the risk of giving birth to a LGA child. This finding was, however, not supported in the sensitivity analysis and no association of the interaction was found relative to gestational length. |
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