Cancer risk in information technology workers: a UK Biobank study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The information technology (IT) workforce has been growing more rapidly than others, with occupational health (OH) risks of sedentary behaviour, physical inactivity and poor diet, yet studies of their non-communicable disease risk, notably cancer, are lacking.

Aims

To investigate cancer risk in IT workers compared to others in employment and the nine major Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) groups.

Methods

We evaluated incident diagnosed cancers in the UK Biobank cohort through national cancer registry linkage. Cox proportional hazard regression models, with 15-year follow-up, were used to compare incident cancer risk among IT workers with all other employed participants and with the nine major SOC groups.

Results

Overall, 10 517 (4%) employe

SUBMITTER: Lalloo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10540665 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature