ArticleArchives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique2018
Investigating self-reported health by occupational group after a 10-year lag: results from the total Belgian workforce.
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- Linking health lifestyle classes to blue-collar workers' participation in worksite health promotion programs in freight transport: a latent class analysis.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2025Article
- A vertical-horizontal approach to examine social inequalities in early onset type 2 diabetes in the German workforce through occupational sector, education and income.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Perceived Factors Influencing Blue-Collar Workers' Participation in Worksite Health Promotion Programs in Freight Transport: A Qualitative Investigation Using the TDF and COM-B.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Factors associated with blue-collar workers' participation in Worksite Health Promotion Programs: a scoping literature review.Health promotion international · 2023Article
- Use of outpatient and inpatient health care services by occupation-a register study of employees in Oulu, Finland.BMC health services research · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundBelgium lacks a systematic overview of health differences by occupation. This is the first study to examine self-reported health among 27 occupational groups in Belgium with a lag time of 10 years.
methodsIndividual data are derived from an anonymous linkage between the 1991 and 2001 Belgian census. The total working population (25-55 years) is selected from the 1991 Belgian census. Self-reported health (1 = fair or (very) bad health; 0 = (very) good health) was obtained from the 2001 census. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyse the health of 1.5 million men and 1.0 million women by occupational group in 1991. The active sex-specific population in 1991 and 2001 was the reference group. Controls include age, activity status and housing status at the time of 2001 census.
resultsBoth male and female workers in physically demanding occupations were more likely to report poor health. The three occupations with the highest age-adjusted Odds Ratios (OR) were extraction and building trade workers (OR
conclusionsOccupational health inequalities are apparent after a lag time of 10 years. The identification of types of workers in poor health provide valuable insights to future health promotion strategies in the Belgian workforce.
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