; 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 | Item type: | Article | ||||
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health | ||||
| Publisher: | SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH | ||||
| Place of Publication: | HELSINKI | ||||
| Volume: | 48 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | 6 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 446-456 | ||||
| Date: | 2022 | ||||
| Institutions: | Medicine > Institut für Epidemiologie und Präventivmedizin | ||||
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| Keywords: | ; COVID-19; cohort study; infection risk at work; ISCO-08; KldB 2010; workplace | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||
| Status: | Published | ||||
| Refereed: | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg: | Yes | ||||
| Item ID: | 57611 |
Abstract
Objective 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). Methods 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 ...

Abstract
Objective 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). Methods 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. Results 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). Conclusions 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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