Severity of Airflow Obstruction and Work Loss in a Nationwide Population of Working Age

Severity of Airflow Obstruction and Work Loss in a Nationwide Population of Working Age

The impact of COPD severity on labor force participation and work loss is not well known. This study aimed to describe the characteristics of occupations and to evaluate the reason for work loss based on the severity of airflow obstruction (AO). We performed a cross-sectional study using data from t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scientific reports 2018-06, Vol.8 (1), p.9674-7, Article 9674
Hauptverfasser: Shin, Sun Hye, Park, Jihwan, Cho, Juhee, Sin, Don D., Lee, Hyun, Park, Hye Yun
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Sprache:eng
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Air flow
Bronchodilators
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Humanities and Social Sciences
Labor force
multidisciplinary
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
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Zusammenfassung:The impact of COPD severity on labor force participation and work loss is not well known. This study aimed to describe the characteristics of occupations and to evaluate the reason for work loss based on the severity of airflow obstruction (AO). We performed a cross-sectional study using data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V−VI. We identified 9,901 people aged 40 to 60 years who had normal or AO in spirometry test results. AO was defined as a pre-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second/forced vital capacity
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-27999-6