Work exposure and associated risk of hospitalisation with pneumonia and influenza: A nationwide study.
Scand J Public Health
; 49(1): 57-63, 2021 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1207561
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Pneumonia and influenza are major health concerns and constitute a high economic burden. However, few data are available on the associated risk of pneumonia and influenza and work exposure on a large population scale.AIM:
This study aimed to examine the associated risk of pneumonia and influenza by type of work exposure.METHODS:
By cross-linking administrative Danish registries, we classified people in 10 different profession types. The main outcome was hospitalisation with pneumonia or influenza. A multivariable Poisson regression analysis was used to assess the associated incidence rate ratio (IRR) of being hospitalised with pneumonia or influenza by type of profession.RESULTS:
A total of 1,327,606 people added risk time to the analyses. In a multivariable model, work in day care, public transportation, sewers and nursing home care was associated with an increased risk of hospitalisation with pneumonia compared to work within public administration IRR=1.20 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.12-1.28), IRR=1.21 (95% CI 1.09-1.34), IRR=1.61 (95% CI 1.19-2.19) and IRR=1.10 (95% CI 1.03-1.18), respectively. In a multivariable analysis, people working within public transportation were associated with an increased risk of hospitalisation with influenza compared to people working within public administration IRR=2.54 (95% CI 1.79-3.58).CONCLUSIONS:
Working in day care, public transportation, sewers and nursing home care increased the associated risk of hospitalisation with pneumonia, and working within public transportation increased the associated risk of being hospitalised with influenza compared to working within public administration.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Occupational Exposure
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Influenza, Human
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Hospitalization
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Occupational Diseases
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Scand J Public Health
Journal subject:
Social Medicine
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Public Health
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
1403494820964974
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