Non-cancer diseases requiring admission to hospital among German seafarers
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Non-cancer diseases requiring admission to hospital among German seafarers. / Oldenburg, Marcus; Harth, Volker; Manuwald, Ulf.
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T1 - Non-cancer diseases requiring admission to hospital among German seafarers
AU - Oldenburg, Marcus
AU - Harth, Volker
AU - Manuwald, Ulf
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - BACKGROUND: This study estimated the discharge diagnosis due to non-cancer diseases of German seamen employed on German vessels in comparison to the general German male population.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a database, the German health insurance company for seafarers determined the discharge diagnoses from hospital for all German seafarers. In the time period from January 1997 to December 2007, this database encompassed on average more than 21,000 German seamen per year. It served as a source for comparison with the official national database on discharge diagnoses from the general German population. Thus, the standardised hospitalisation ratio (SHR) could be calculated.RESULTS: During the above mentioned time period, the most prominent non-cancer diagnoses among seafarers were diseases of the circulatory system, diseases of the digestive system, diseases of the musculoskeletal system, as well as injury and poisoning. Compared to the reference population, decreased SHRs were observed for almost all examined diseases with the exception of asbestosis (SHR: 1.79; 95% CI 0.65-3.90). In contrast to the deck and engine room crew, the galley staff demonstrated an increased SHR for almost all examined diseases, particularly for lifestyle-related diseases.CONCLUSIONS: Although the presented data are likely biased by the healthy worker effect and by underreporting due to treatment on board or abroad, an elevated SHR for (lifestyle-related) diseases was observed in the galley staff. Therefore, especially this occupational group seems to need specific advice on healthy behaviours both on board and ashore.
AB - BACKGROUND: This study estimated the discharge diagnosis due to non-cancer diseases of German seamen employed on German vessels in comparison to the general German male population.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a database, the German health insurance company for seafarers determined the discharge diagnoses from hospital for all German seafarers. In the time period from January 1997 to December 2007, this database encompassed on average more than 21,000 German seamen per year. It served as a source for comparison with the official national database on discharge diagnoses from the general German population. Thus, the standardised hospitalisation ratio (SHR) could be calculated.RESULTS: During the above mentioned time period, the most prominent non-cancer diagnoses among seafarers were diseases of the circulatory system, diseases of the digestive system, diseases of the musculoskeletal system, as well as injury and poisoning. Compared to the reference population, decreased SHRs were observed for almost all examined diseases with the exception of asbestosis (SHR: 1.79; 95% CI 0.65-3.90). In contrast to the deck and engine room crew, the galley staff demonstrated an increased SHR for almost all examined diseases, particularly for lifestyle-related diseases.CONCLUSIONS: Although the presented data are likely biased by the healthy worker effect and by underreporting due to treatment on board or abroad, an elevated SHR for (lifestyle-related) diseases was observed in the galley staff. Therefore, especially this occupational group seems to need specific advice on healthy behaviours both on board and ashore.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Germany
KW - Healthy Worker Effect
KW - Hospitalization
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Naval Medicine
KW - Occupational Diseases
KW - Young Adult
U2 - 10.5603/IMH.2015.0003
DO - 10.5603/IMH.2015.0003
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 25792159
VL - 66
SP - 6
EP - 10
JO - INT MARIT HEALTH
JF - INT MARIT HEALTH
SN - 1641-9251
IS - 1
ER -