Long COVID Among Wisconsin Workers in the Workers’ Compensation System: Associations with Sociodemographics, Vaccination, and Predominant Variant Period from March 1, 2020 to July 31, 2022

Details

• Personal Author:
  Creswell PD ; McCoy KE ; Modji KKS ; Morris CR ; Tomasallo CD
• Description:
  Objective: This analysis aimed to determine the likelihood of developing long COVID among Wisconsin workers while adjusting for sociodemographics, COVID-19 vaccination, industry, and occupation. Methods: This retrospective analysis determined the odds ratios of developing long COVID among Wisconsin workers who were compensated for COVID-19 lost time during March 1, 2020 to July 31, 2022. Results: A total of 234 workers (11.7%) were determined to have long COVID. Factors associated with long COVID were age ≥40 years, non-White race, infection occurrence during the initial and Omicron variant dominant periods, and the absence of COVID-19 vaccination. Workers in manufacturing and public administration were more likely to develop long COVID compared with those in health care and social assistance. Conclusions: Long COVID disproportionately affects some worker groups. This calls for more worker protection and preventative care to mitigate its impact. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Demography Epidemiology Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Long COVID COVID-19 Demographic Characteristics Disparities Occupational Health Occupational Health Disparities Occupations SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Vaccines Workers' Compensation Workers Compensation

  More +
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068847
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2024 Feb; 66(2):e34-e41
• Contact Point Address:
  Komi K.S. Modji, MD, MPH, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, 1 West Wilson St, Room 150, Madison, WI 53703
• Email:
  komi.modji@dhs.wisconsin.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Performing Organization:
  Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Madison
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20150701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:983417f09cf805f73e72038b256ef4711cb15e7882b7995ff32cfafa56b7f31a5dc5aeec1e0d1ea3a8f26685c4b966cb814358c344a562f893e0b21ff2e737d9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207421/cdc_207421_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 307.54 KB ]