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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Rizza, S.
• Coppeta, L.
• Grelli, S.
• Ferrazza, G.
• Chiocchi, M.
• Vanni, G.
• Bonomo, O. C.
• Bellia, A.
• Andreoni, M.
• Magrini, A.
• Federici, M.

Titel

High body mass index and night shift work are associated with COVID-19 in health care workers

Ist Teil von

• Journal of endocrinological investigation, 2021-05, Vol.44 (5), p.1097-1101

Ort / Verlag

Cham: Springer International Publishing

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

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• Objective To assess the magnitude of COVID-19 spread and the associated risk factors among health care workers (HCWs), we conducted an in-hospital survey in a central Italian COVID Hospital. Methods Participants underwent nasopharyngeal swab and/or serum collection for SARS-CoV-2 IgG examination. We divided participants according to working status, into rotating-night shift workers (r-NSW) and day-workers. Results We found 30 cases of COVID-19 infection in a total of 1180 HCWs (2.5%). Most COVID-19-positive hospital employees were r-NSWs with significantly higher BMI than that of individuals who tested negative. After adjustment for covariates, night work and BMI > 30 were associated with a markedly greater risk of COVID-19 diagnosis (OR 3.049 [95%CI 1.260–7.380] and OR 7.15 [95%CI 2.91–17.51], respectively). Conclusions Our results describe a low prevalence of COVID-19 infection among HCWs at a central Italian COVID Hospital. COVID-19 infection risk appears to be associated with obesity and night shift work, thus supporting the need for careful health surveillance among frontline HCWs exposed to COVID-19.