Eagle Global Scientific, Huntsville, Alabama, USA.
Coronavirus & Other Respiratory Viruses Division (CORVD) National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Am J Ind Med. 2024 Dec;67(12):1108-1120. doi: 10.1002/ajim.23670. Epub 2024 Oct 5.
Limited information is known about the burden of Long COVID by occupation and industry. This study compares the occurrence of self-reported new long-term symptoms lasting 4 weeks or longer among blood donors with and without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection by occupation and industry.
The American Red Cross invited blood donors 18 years and older who donated during May 4-December 31, 2021 to participate in online surveys. New long-term symptoms lasting 4 weeks or longer were assessed by self-reported occurrence of any of 35 symptoms since March 2020. SARS-CoV-2 infection status was determined by serological testing and self-report. We describe the prevalence of new long-term symptoms by SARS-CoV-2 infection status. We calculate the difference in reported new long-term symptoms by SARS-CoV-2 infection status within occupation and industry categories.
Data were collected from 27,907 employed adults - 9763 were previously infected and 18,234 were never infected with SARS-CoV-2. New long-term symptoms were more prevalent among those previously infected compared to the never-infected respondents (45% vs 24%, p < 0.05). Among all respondents, new long-term symptoms by occupation ranged from 26% (installation, maintenance, and repair) to 41% (healthcare support) and by industry ranged from 26% (mining) to 55% (accommodation and food services). New long-term neurological and other symptoms were commonly reported by those previously infected with SARS-CoV-2.
New long-term symptoms are more prevalent among certain occupation and industry groups, which likely reflects differential exposure to SARS-CoV-2. These findings highlight potential need for workplace accommodations in a variety of occupational settings to address new long-term symptoms.
关于职业和行业中长新冠的负担，我们了解到的信息有限。本研究通过职业和行业，比较了有和没有先前 SARS-CoV-2 感染的献血者中，报告持续 4 周或更长时间的新的长期症状的发生情况。
美国红十字会邀请了 2021 年 5 月 4 日至 12 月 31 日期间献血的 18 岁及以上的献血者参加在线调查。通过自我报告自 2020 年 3 月以来出现的任何 35 种症状，评估持续 4 周或更长时间的新的长期症状。SARS-CoV-2 感染状况通过血清学检测和自我报告确定。我们描述了 SARS-CoV-2 感染状况下新的长期症状的流行率。我们计算了 SARS-CoV-2 感染状态下职业和行业类别内报告的新的长期症状差异。
数据来自 27907 名在职成年人，其中 9763 人先前感染过 SARS-CoV-2，18234 人从未感染过。与从未感染过 SARS-CoV-2 的受访者相比，先前感染过的受访者新的长期症状更为常见（45%比 24%，p<0.05）。在所有受访者中，新的长期症状按职业分类，从 26%（安装、维护和修理）到 41%（医疗支持），按行业分类，从 26%（采矿业）到 55%（住宿和食品服务）。先前感染过 SARS-CoV-2 的人通常报告有新的长期神经系统和其他症状。
新的长期症状在某些职业和行业群体中更为普遍，这可能反映了 SARS-CoV-2 的不同暴露情况。这些发现强调了在各种职业环境中为新的长期症状提供工作场所适应的潜在需求。
