TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Cohort study of physical activity and injury among Latino farm workers
JO  - American journal of industrial medicine
A1  - Xiao, Hong
A1  - Stoecklin-Marois, Maria
A1  - Li, Chin-Shang
A1  - McCurdy, Stephen A.
A1  - Schenker, Marc
SP  - 737
EP  - 745
VL  - 58
IS  - 7
N2  - INTRODUCTION: This study characterized physical activity and its association with injury among Latino farm workers. <br><br>METHODS: An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect baseline and follow-up data on 843 and 640 Latino farm workers, respectively. Participants were 18-55 years old, engaged in farm work and residing in Mendota, CA at baseline interview. The questionnaire assessed self-reported physical activity and risk of injury. <br><br>RESULTS: The 12 month prevalence of injury decreased from 9.0% at baseline to 6.9% at follow up interview. In GEE models adjusted for age, follow-up time, gender, smoking, income and years working in agriculture, poor/fair self-assessed health status (OR = 1.82, 95% CI: 1.18-2.82) and 2-3 hr per day of sitting/watching TV/using a computer (OR = 0.50, 95% CI: 0.30-0.83) were significantly associated with injury. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Physical activity was not associated with injury in this population. Efforts to reduce injuries should focus on known risk factors such as poor health status.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0271-3586
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22460
ID  - ref1
ER  -