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Alternative Title:
J Asthma
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02770903.2013.829491
Personal Author:
White, Gretchen E. ; Mazurek, Jacek M. ; Moorman, Jeanne E. ;
White, Gretchen E. ; Mazurek, Jacek M. ; Moorman, Jeanne E. ; Less -
Description:
Objectives To examine differences in current employment status between persons with health professional-diagnosed work-related asthma and non-work-related asthma and to examine factors associated with unemployment in these groups. Methods We analyzed the 2006–2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Asthma Call-back Survey for ever-employed adults (excluding those who were retired, homemakers and students at the time of the interview) with current asthma in 38 states and District of Columbia (N = 25 680). We calculated prevalence ratios (PRs) adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education and income. Results Among adults with current asthma, individuals with work-related asthma were less likely to be currently employed for wages (PR = 0.89; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.84–0.95) and more likely to be unable to work (PR = 1.44; 95% CI = 1.24–1.67) than those with non-work-related asthma. Among adults with current asthma who were unemployed at the time of the interview, adults with work-related asthma did not differ from those with non-work-related asthma in naming disability as reason for unemployment (PR = 1.09; 95% CI = 0.94–1.26). However, those with work-related asthma were more likely to be unable to work for health reasons other than disability (PR = 1.46; 95% CI = 1.01–2.12) than adults with non-work-related asthma. Conclusions Additional studies are needed to determine what health reasons prevent individuals with work-related asthma from working and if the health reasons are asthma-related.
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Adult
Article
Asthma, Occupational
Employment
Female
Humans
Interviews As Topic
Logistic Models
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Occupational Diseases
Prevalence
Socioeconomic Factors

Source:
J Asthma. 50(9):954-959.
Pubmed ID:
23889492
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4664048
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States ;
Place as Subject:
United States ;
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
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