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ArticleClinical and experimental emergency medicine2024

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of injuries in agricultural and nonagricultural workers visiting the emergency department: a propensity-matched analysis.

Jong Yeon Kang, Sung Wook Song, Hansol Hong, Woo Jeong Kim, YoungJoon Kang, Jeong Ho Kang, Sung Kgun Lee, Ji Hwan Bu, Seo Young Ko, Soo Hoon Lee

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Article in Clinical and experimental emergency medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Stress, Health, and Injury Among Illinois Farmers.American journal of industrial medicine · 2025
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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jong Yeon KangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, Korea.
Sung Wook SongDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
Hansol HongDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, Korea.
Woo Jeong KimDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
YoungJoon KangDepartments of Medical Education, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
Jeong Ho KangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
Sung Kgun LeeDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
Ji Hwan BuDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, Korea.
Seo Young KoDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
Soo Hoon LeeDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, Korea.
Jeju National University Hospital · KRJeju National University · KR

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Abstract

objectiveAgriculture is a hazardous industry. However, previous studies have focused on injuries to agricultural workers without comparison with injuries to nonagricultural workers. Therefore, we compared the clinical characteristics and outcomes of injuries reported at an emergency department (ED) between agricultural workers and nonagricultural workers.

methodsWe established a prospective ED-based agricultural injury surveillance system at a tertiary university hospital. Adult patients visiting the ED for an injury were divided into farmer and non-farmer groups depending on their engagement with agriculture. Using an adjusted multivariate analysis and propensity score matching (age, sex, inhabitant, and insurance type), we compared the clinical characteristics and outcomes of injuries between the farmer and non-farmer groups.

resultsIn total, 38,556 injured adult patients (37,746 in the non-farmer group and 810 in the farmer group) were available for the unmatched sample analysis. The 1,620 matched subjects were equally classified after one-to-one nearest-neighbor propensity score matching. A multivariate logistic regression analysis of the unmatched sample revealed higher adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for intensive care unit admission (adjusted OR, 1.752; P=0.003) and overall surgery (adjusted OR, 1.870; P<0.001) in the farmer group. In contrast, univariate logistic regression analyses of the propensity score-matched sample found a higher OR in the farmer group only for overall surgery (OR, 1.786; P<0.001).

conclusionInjuries of agricultural workers had higher odds only of requiring surgery; differences in injury-related mortality between groups were not statistically significant in either the matched or unmatched sample analyses.

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AgricultureFarmersOccupational injuriesPropensity scoreWounds and injuries

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