Type 2 diabetes severity in the workforce: An occupational sector analysis using German claims data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals of working age spend a significant amount of time at the workplace making it an important context for disease prevention and management. The temporal development and prevalence of T2D have been shown to differ in the working population based on gender, age group and occupational sector regardless of socioeconomic status. Given potential differences in risk factors associated with different work environments, this study aims to define vulnerable occupational groups by examining T2D severity and its trends in working men and women with T2D of two age groups and among nine occupational sectors.

Methods

The study is based on claims data of the statutory health insurance provider AOKN. The study population consisted of all insured working individuals with T

SUBMITTER: Safieddine B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11432947 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature