Health, lifestyle and occupational risks in Information Technology workers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Information technology (IT) and the IT workforce are rapidly expanding with potential occupational health implications. But to date, IT worker health is under-studied and large-scale studies are lacking.

Aims

To investigate health, lifestyle and occupational risk factors of IT workers.

Methods

We evaluated self-reported health, lifestyle and occupational risk factors for IT workers in the UK Biobank database. Using logistic regression, we investigated differences between IT workers and all other employed participants. Regression models were repeated for IT worker subgroups (managers, professionals, technicians) and their respective counterparts within the same Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) major group (functional managers, science and technolog

SUBMITTER: Lalloo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8034523 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature