Fibromyalgia Being Strongly Associated with Manual Labor Among Male Patients Attending Rheumatology Clinic  

作　　者：George Habib Mohammad Haydar Uriel Levinger Fahed Sakas George Habib;Mohammad Haydar;Uriel Levinger;Fahed Sakas(Department of Medicine C, Laniado Hospital, Netanya, Israel;Rheumatology Unit, Laniado Hospital, Netanya, Israel;Rheumatology Clinic, Nazareth Hospital, Nazareth, Israel;Clalit Health Services, North District, Israel)

机构地区：[1]Department of Medicine C, Laniado Hospital, Netanya, Israel [2]Rheumatology Unit, Laniado Hospital, Netanya, Israel [3]Rheumatology Clinic, Nazareth Hospital, Nazareth, Israel [4]Clalit Health Services, North District, Israel

出　　处：《Open Journal of Rheumatology and Autoimmune Diseases》2024年第4期179-183,共5页风湿病与自身免疫疾病期刊（英文）

摘　　要：Introduction: Fibromyalgia is a common chronic pain syndrome, associated with different risk factors, including trauma. Many patients with the current or past history of manual labor attend our rheumatology clinic/s. Should manual labor be considered a risk factor for the development of fibromyalgia? Patients and Methods: A prospective study, where all male patients seen at the rheumatology clinic/s with the diagnosis of fibromyalgia were asked about their present and past type of job/s. Manual job was defined as a job where the participant had a strenuous physical activity of more than 2 hours during the working day. A similar number of Ethnic- and age-matched female patients from the same clinic/s were recruited as a control group. Results: 69 and 40 Arab and Jewish male participants were recruited, respectively. 54% of the Arab male patients and 20% of the Jewish male patients were considered manual laborers. Construction and renovation accounted for 46% of the type of jobs practiced by Arab patients. Only 4% of Arab female patients were considered manual laborers. Conclusion: Manual labor seems to be a risk factor for the development of fibromyalgia among male laborers.Introduction: Fibromyalgia is a common chronic pain syndrome, associated with different risk factors, including trauma. Many patients with the current or past history of manual labor attend our rheumatology clinic/s. Should manual labor be considered a risk factor for the development of fibromyalgia? Patients and Methods: A prospective study, where all male patients seen at the rheumatology clinic/s with the diagnosis of fibromyalgia were asked about their present and past type of job/s. Manual job was defined as a job where the participant had a strenuous physical activity of more than 2 hours during the working day. A similar number of Ethnic- and age-matched female patients from the same clinic/s were recruited as a control group. Results: 69 and 40 Arab and Jewish male participants were recruited, respectively. 54% of the Arab male patients and 20% of the Jewish male patients were considered manual laborers. Construction and renovation accounted for 46% of the type of jobs practiced by Arab patients. Only 4% of Arab female patients were considered manual laborers. Conclusion: Manual labor seems to be a risk factor for the development of fibromyalgia among male laborers.

关 键 词：Manual Labor FIBROMYALGIA MALE Rheumatology Clinic 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]