dc.contributor.author | Mutambudzi, Miriam | |
dc.contributor.author | Niedzwiedz, Claire L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Macdonald, Ewan Beaton | |
dc.contributor.author | Leyland, Alastair | |
dc.contributor.author | Mair, Frances | |
dc.contributor.author | Anderson, Jana J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Celis-Morales, Carlos A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cleland, John G.F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Forbes, John F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gill, Jason M.R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hastie, Claire E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ho, Frederick K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Jani, Bhautesh | |
dc.contributor.author | Mackay, Daniel F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nicholl, Barbara | |
dc.contributor.author | O'Donnell, Catherine A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sattar, Naveed | |
dc.contributor.author | Welsh, Paul | |
dc.contributor.author | Pell, Jill P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal | |
dc.contributor.author | Demou, Evangelia | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-19T14:47:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-01-19T14:47:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10344/9624 | |
dc.description | peer-reviewed | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives To investigate severe COVID-19 risk by occupational group. Methods Baseline UK Biobank data (2006–10) for England were linked to SARS-CoV-2 test results from Public Health England (16 March to 26 July 2020). Included participants were employed or self-employed at baseline, alive and aged <65 years in 2020. Poisson regression models were adjusted sequentially for baseline demographic, socioeconomic, work-related, health, and lifestyle-related risk factors to assess risk ratios (RRs) for testing positive in hospital or death due to COVID-19 by three occupational classification schemes (including Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) 2000). Results Of 120 075 participants, 271 had severe COVID-19. Relative to non-essential workers, healthcare workers (RR 7.43, 95% CI 5.52 to 10.00), social and education workers (RR 1.84, 95% CI 1.21 to 2.82) and other essential workers (RR 1.60, 95% CI 1.05 to 2.45) had a higher risk of severe COVID-19. Using more detailed groupings, medical support staff (RR 8.70, 95% CI 4.87 to 15.55), social care (RR 2.46, 95% CI 1.47 to 4.14) and transport workers (RR 2.20, 95% CI 1.21 to 4.00) had the highest risk within the broader groups. Compared with white non-essential workers, non-white non-essential workers had a higher risk (RR 3.27, 95% CI 1.90 to 5.62) and non-white essential workers had the highest risk (RR 8.34, 95% CI 5.17 to 13.47). Using SOC 2000 major groups, associate professional and technical occupations, personal service occupations and plant and machine operatives had a higher risk, compared with managers and senior officials. Conclusions Essential workers have a higher risk of severe COVID-19. These findings underscore the need for national and organisational policies and practices that protect and support workers with an elevated risk of severe COVID-19. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | BMJ Publishing Group | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Occupational and Environmental Medicine; | |
dc.relation.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2020-106731 | |
dc.subject | Covid-19 | en_US |
dc.title | Occupation and risk of severe COVID-19: prospective cohort study of 120 075 UK Biobank participants | en_US |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | en_US |
dc.type.supercollection | all_ul_research | en_US |
dc.type.supercollection | ul_published_reviewed | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1136/oemed-2020-106731 | |
dc.rights.accessrights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |