Occupational Injuries Among Workers with Diabetes: The National Health Interview Survey, 1997–2005

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• Personal Author:
  Peek-Asa, Corinne ; Pospisil S ; Sprince NL ; Whitten PS ; Zwerling C
• Description:
  Objective: To assess associations between diabetes and occupational injury. Methods: Data from the 1997 to 2005 National Health Interview Survey comprised a sample of 195,284 adult workers. Multivariate logistic regression analysis assessed associations between diabetes and occupational injuries, adjusting for age, sex, race, and education. Additional logistic regression analysis examined the effect of medical therapy and duration of diabetes with occupational injury. Results: There was no significant association between diabetes and occupational injury (adjusted OR = 1.18; 95% CI = 0.86 to 1.61). Subgroups of diabetics who reported no current diabetes therapy (OR = 1.87; 95% CI = 1.01 to 3.47) or duration of diabetes longer than 12 years (OR = 1.83; 95% CI = 1.05 to 3.18) were at increased risk for occupational injury. Conclusion: The finding of no overall increased risk for occupational injury among workers with diabetes provides nationally representative results that may be useful to policymakers. Increased risk for occupational injury among untreated diabetics or those with long duration of disease may lead to focused efforts to prevent occupational injuries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Blood Hematologic Diseases Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Blood Sugar Disorders Injuries National Health Interview Survey NHIS Occupational Accidents Regression Analysis Risk Factors Statistical Analysis
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  50
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059046
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2008 Jul; 50(7):804-808
• Contact Point Address:
  Nancy L. Sprince, MD, University of Iowa, 108 IREH-100 Oakdale Campus, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-5000
• Email:
  nancy-sprince@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Wholesale and Retail Trade ; Services
• Performing Organization:
  Iowa State Department of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20210630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:eebaf2dac2a00320428e5bca6199b0e67896aaabc8f8ea410a7efd2cc919713c1b34232a76ece5612bb68c4e88fffe6798b73e4b094ca0bc5979b59fabc32b58
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223375/cdc_223375_DS1.pdf
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