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A prospective study on local cold injuries in northern Sweden
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Section of Sustainable Health.
Umeå University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Section of Sustainable Health.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6082-8465
2022 (English)In: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, ISSN 1239-9736, E-ISSN 2242-3982, Vol. 81, no 1, article id 2149381Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The study aimed to determine the prevalence and incidence proportion of local cold injuries in northern Sweden, and identify associated factors. It was based on prospective data from surveys in 2015 and 2021 sent to a population-based sample in northern Sweden. Multiple binary logistic regression was performed. The study included 5,017 subjects (response rate 44.4%). The prevalence of cold injuries in the hands was 11.4%, feet 12.6%, and face 19.9%, while the incidence proportion was 1.0%, 1.0%, and 0.9%, respectively. Male gender was associated with incident cold injuries in the hands (OR 1.69; 95% CI 1.31–1.28), feet (OR 1.34; 95% CI 1.04–1.73), and face (OR 1.53; 95% CI 1.15–2.03); mental stress with cold injuries in the hands (OR 1.55; 95% CI 1.16–2.05) and feet (OR 1.39; 95% CI 1.04–1.88); previous stroke with cold injuries in the hands (OR 2.64; 95% CI 1.09–6.40) and face (OR 3.09; 95% CI 1.26–7.56); and Raynaud’s phenomenon with cold injuries in the hands (OR 2.48; 95% CI 1.80–3.41) and feet (OR 2.07; 95% CI 1.50–2.87). We conclude that male gender, mental stress, previous stroke, and Raynaud’s phenomenon increased the probability of contracting local cold injuries.

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Taylor & Francis, 2022. Vol. 81, no 1, article id 2149381
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Cold exposure, cold injury, Sweden
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Public Health, Global Health and Social Medicine Occupational Health and Environmental Health
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-201364DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2022.2149381ISI: 000889436600001PubMedID: 36403140Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85142273705OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-201364DiVA, id: diva2:1716006
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Region Västerbotten, 646641Region Västerbotten, 834331Region Västerbotten, 939557Region Västerbotten, 967266Region Västerbotten, 967867Visare Norr, 939839Visare Norr, 968706Available from: 2022-12-05 Created: 2022-12-05 Last updated: 2025-02-20Bibliographically approved

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