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ArticleJournal of occupational health2018

Association between occupational clusters and allergic rhinitis in the Korean population: analysis of the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data.

Sungjin Park, Pil Kyun Jung, Myungsup Choi, Hongdeok Seok, Hansol Kim, Sung-Soo Oh, Sang-Baek Koh

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Article in Journal of occupational health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Associations of leisure-time and occupational physical activity with allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis in middle-aged adults: a population-based study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Sungjin ParkYonsei University Graduate School.
Pil Kyun JungDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seoul Adventist Hospital, Sahmyook Medical Center.
Myungsup ChoiDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seoul Adventist Hospital, Sahmyook Medical Center.
Hongdeok SeokDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Busan Adventist Hospital, Sahmyook Medical Center.
Hansol KimCollege of Medicine, Dong-A University.
Sung-Soo OhDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University.
Sang-Baek KohDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University.
Sahmyook Medical Center · KRYonsei University · KRDong-A University · KRWonju Severance Christian Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to investigate the association between occupational clusters and allergic rhinitis (AR).

methodsThe study was based on data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES: 2007-2015). This study included 46,965 individuals: 20,491 men and 26,474 women. AR was defined as having been diagnosed by a physician. Occupations were classified according to occupational characteristics and skill levels into white (chief executives, senior officials, legislators, managers, professionals, and technicians), pink (clerks, clerical support workers, services and sales workers), blue (craft and related trades workers, drivers, plant and machine operators, assemblers, elementary occupation workers), and green (skilled agricultural, forestry, and fishery workers) categories. We calculated the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of AR according to the occupational clusters by using the chi-squared test and logistic regression.

resultsIn the study population, 10.7% of the men and 13.5% of the women had AR. The prevalence of AR was highest among white-collar workers, followed by pink, blue, and green-collar workers. Compared to green-collar workers, among men the adjusted ORs of the blue, pink, and white-collar workers were 2.00 (95% CI 1.58-2.53), 2.46 (95% CI 1.91-3.15), and 2.78 (95% CI 2.20-3.51), respectively; and among women were 2.45 (95% CI 1.99-3.02), 2.64 (95% CI 2.15-3.25), and 3.63 (95% CI 2.96-4.47), respectively.

conclusionsThis study suggests that AR prevalence is significantly associated with occupational clusters.

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OccupationsAdultCluster AnalysisFemaleHumansIndustryMaleMiddle AgedNutrition SurveysOdds RatioPrevalenceRepublic of KoreaRhinitis, AllergicYoung AdultAllergic rhinitisEpidemiologyHealth surveysOccupationsPrevalence

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