Association of working shifts, inside and outside of healthcare, with severe COVID-19: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health and key workers have elevated odds of developing severe COVID-19; it is not known, however, if this is exacerbated in those with irregular work patterns. We aimed to investigate the odds of developing severe COVID-19 in health and shift workers.

Methods

We included UK Biobank participants in employment or self-employed at baseline (2006-2010) and with linked COVID-19 data to 31st August 2020. Participants were grouped as neither a health worker nor shift worker (reference category) at baseline, health worker only, shift worker only, or both, and associations with severe COVID-19 investigated in logistic regressions.

Results

Of 235,685 participants (81·5% neither health nor shift worker, 1·4% health worker only, 16·9% shift worker only, and 0·3% both)

SUBMITTER: Rowlands AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8061465 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature