Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes Among Employed US Adults by Demographic Characteristics and Occupation, 36 States, 2014 to 2018. Issue 4 (April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shockey, Taylor M.; Tsai, Rebecca J.; Cho, Pyone
• Is Part Of: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. Volume 63:Issue 4(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-04
• Subjects: diabetes -- occupation -- occupational safety and health -- surveillance -- workers; Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Environmental health -- Periodicals; Occupational Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental health; Medicine, Industrial; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9803
• DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002117
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1076-2752

Abstract

Abstract : Objective: To assess the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among employed US adults from 36 states by occupation group using data from 2014 to 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Methods: Prevalence of diabetes was calculated by 22 broad and 93 detailed occupation groups among a sample of 366, 633 employed respondents. Wald chi-square values were used to determine the significance of associations between diabetes and occupation groups after adjusting for sex, age, and race/ethnicity. Results: The prevalence of diabetes was 6.4% among employed US adults. The three broad occupation groups with the highest adjusted prevalence of diabetes were protective services (8.9%), farming, fishing, and forestry (8.8%), and community and social services (8.4%). Conclusions: Prevalence of diabetes differed by occupation. Work-related factors (eg, shift work, job stress) should be further examined in relation to risk of developing diabetes. Abstract : Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text