• J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Nov 2012

    Effects of work and lifestyle on risk for future disability pension due to low back diagnoses: a 30-year prospective study of Finnish twins.

    • Annina Ropponen, Karri Silventoinen, Pia Svedberg, Kristina Alexanderson, Antti Huunan-Seppälä, Karoliina Koskenvuo, Markku Koskenvuo, and Jaakko Kaprio.
    • School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
    • J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2012 Nov 1;54(11):1330-6.

    ObjectiveTo investigate work and lifestyle factors as predictors for disability pension (DP) due to low back diagnoses (LBDs) during a 30-year follow-up.MethodsBaseline survey data were obtained in 1975 for 16,028 working-age twins followed with register data on DP, emigration, old-age pension, and death until end of 2004; analyzed by Cox proportional hazards regression.ResultsAmong those at work at baseline, 470 DPs due to LBDs were granted during the follow-up. Monotonous work, lifting and carrying at work or physically heavy work, and unemployment at least once before baseline were significant predictors for DP. A healthy lifestyle was a protective factor for DP. Family background played a role in all these associations.ConclusionThe factors shared by family members seemed to influence both work and lifestyle factors, which then influenced the incidence of DP due to LBDs.

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