Occupation and SARS-CoV-2 infection risk among 108 960 workers during the first pandemic wave in Germany

The aim of this study was to identify the occupational risk for a SARS-CoV-2 infection in a nationwide sample of German workers during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (1 February-31 August 2020). We used the data of 108 960 workers who participated in a COVID follow-up survey of the German N...

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Vydáno v:Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health Ročník 48; číslo 6; s. 446 - 456
Hlavní autoři: Reuter, Marvin, Rigó, Mariann, Formazin, Maren, Liebers, Falk, Latza, Ute, Castell, Stefanie, Jöckel, Karl-Heinz, Greiser, Karin Halina, Michels, Karin B., Krause, Gérard, Albrecht, Stefan, Öztürk, Ilter, Kuss, Oliver, Berger, Klaus, Lampl, Benedikt MJ, Leitzmann, Michael, Zeeb, Hajo, Starke, Karla Romero, Schipf, Sabine, Meinke-Franze, Claudia, Ahrens, Wolfgang, Seidler, Andreas, Klee, Bianca, Pischon, Tobias, Deckert, Andreas, Schmidt, Börge, Mikolajczyk, Rafael, Karch, André, Bohn, Barbara, Brenner, Hermann, Holleczek, Bernd, Dragano, Nico
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Finland Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health 01.09.2022
Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health
Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH)
Témata:
Business administration
Classification
Cohort analysis
cohort study
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Disease transmission
Employment
Essential workers
germany
Germany - epidemiology
Health care
Health risks
Health services
Humans
infection risk at work
Infections
isco-08
kldb 2010
Migration
Occupational status
Occupations
Original
Original article
pandemic
Pandemics
Professions
Public transportation
Questionnaires
Risk
Robustness (mathematics)
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Statistical analysis
Viral diseases
Workers
Working hours
workplace
Germany
ISSN:0355-3140, 1795-990X, 1795-990X
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Shrnutí:The aim of this study was to identify the occupational risk for a SARS-CoV-2 infection in a nationwide sample of German workers during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (1 February-31 August 2020). We used the data of 108 960 workers who participated in a COVID follow-up survey of the German National Cohort (NAKO). Occupational characteristics were derived from the German Classification of Occupations 2010 (Klassifikation der Berufe 2010). PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections were assessed from self-reports. Incidence rates (IR) and incidence rate ratios (IRR) were estimated using robust Poisson regression, adjusted for person-time at risk, age, sex, migration background, study center, working hours, and employment relationship. The IR was 3.7 infections per 1000 workers [95% confidence interval (CI) 3.3-4.1]. IR differed by occupational sector, with the highest rates observed in personal (IR 4.8, 95% CI 4.0-5.6) and business administration (IR 3.4, 95% CI 2.8-3.9) services and the lowest rates in occupations related to the production of goods (IR 2.0, 95% CI 1.5-2.6). Infections were more frequent among essential workers compared with workers in non-essential occupations (IRR 1.95, 95% CI 1.59-2.40) and among highly skilled compared with skilled professions (IRR 1.36, 95% CI 1.07-1.72). The results emphasize higher infection risks in essential occupations and personal-related services, especially in the healthcare sector. Additionally, we found evidence that infections were more common in higher occupational status positions at the beginning of the pandemic.
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ISSN:0355-3140
1795-990X
1795-990X
DOI:10.5271/sjweh.4037