Occupational status and chronic respiratory diseases : a cross-sectional study based on the data of the Rafsanjan Cohort Study

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BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible connection between occupational status and chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) among the Iranian population.

METHODS: The present cross-sectional study was conducted on 9934 individuals aged 35-70 years enrolled in the Rafsanjan Cohort Study (RCS), a component of the Prospective Epidemiological Research Studies in Iran (PERSIAN). Detailed questionnaires were used to collect information on various factors, such as occupation, sociodemographic characteristics, medical history, anthropometric measurements, physical activity, cigarette and hookah smoking, opium use, and alcohol consumption. The association between occupational class and CRD was evaluated using logistic regression models for rare events.

RESULTS: In the present study, 4624 (46.55%) participants were male, and 5310 (53.45%) were female. The prevalence of CRD among all participants was 2.61%. Occupational activities were classified into two categories: In class I, the largest group was the homemaker and unemployment category (41.73%), followed by self-employment (34.39%), employment (13.03%), and retired individuals (10.84%). In class II, there were pistachio farmers (12.61%), copper miners (3.62%), and others in various occupations (83.76%). Subjects with CRD were significantly more likely to be homemakers, unemployed, elderly, female, less educated, and obese. There was no significant relationship between CRD and job type/occupational status after adjusting for some potential confounding variables.

CONCLUSIONS: There was no significant relationship between CRD and job type/occupational status. However, longitudinal studies are needed to assess the impact of job type/occupational status on the risk of CRD.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

BMC pulmonary medicine - 24(2024), 1 vom: 23. März, Seite 151

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bagheri-Hosseinabadi, Zahra [VerfasserIn]
Bahreyni, Ali [VerfasserIn]
Basirat, Hosein [VerfasserIn]
Khalili, Parvin [VerfasserIn]
Vakilian, Alireza [VerfasserIn]
Amin, Fatemeh [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chronic respiratory diseases
Journal Article
Occupational status
Prospective epidemiological research studies in Iran (PERSIAN)
Rafsanjan Cohort Study

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Date Completed 25.03.2024

Date Revised 26.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12890-024-02916-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370114663