Journal Article

DKFZ-2022-02795

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Reuter, M. ; Rigó, M. ; Formazin, M. ; Liebers, F. ; Latza, U. ; Castell, S. ; Jöckel, K.-H. ; Greiser, K. H.DKFZ* ; Michels, K. B. ; Krause, G. ; Albrecht, S. ; Öztürk, I. ; Kuss, O. ; Berger, K. ; Lampl, B. M. J. ; Leitzmann, M. ; Zeeb, H. ; Starke, K. R. ; Schipf, S. ; Meinke-Franze, C. ; Ahrens, W. ; Seidler, A. ; Klee, B. ; Pischon, T. ; Deckert, A. ; Schmidt, B. ; Mikolajczyk, R. ; Karch, A. ; Bohn, B. ; Brenner, H.DKFZ* ; Holleczek, B. ; Dragano, N.

2022
Finnish Inst. of Occupational Health Helsinki

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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.5271/sjweh.4037

Abstract: 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.

Keyword(s): COVID-19: epidemiology (MeSH) ; Germany: epidemiology (MeSH) ; Humans (MeSH) ; Occupations (MeSH) ; Pandemics (MeSH) ; SARS-CoV-2 (MeSH)

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. C020 Epidemiologie von Krebs (C020)
2. C070 Klinische Epidemiologie und Alternf. (C070)
3. Präventive Onkologie (C120)

Research Program(s):

1. 313 - Krebsrisikofaktoren und Prävention (POF4-313) (POF4-313)

Appears in the scientific report 2022

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