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Association Between Postacute Sequelae of COVID-19 Infection and Work Environment in a Semiconductor Packaging Plant
Fu-Jen Cheng1, Yi-Ping Chuang, Hsiu-Yung Pan
1From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (F.-J.C., H.-Y.P.); Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Institute for Translational Research in Biomedicine, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (F.-J.C.); Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (Y.-P.C., P.-C.H.); Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (T.-M.H.); Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi County, Taiwan (B.-M.H.); Research Center for Precision Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (P.-C.H.); and Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan (P.-C.H.).
Objective:
This study investigated the associations of lifestyle, work environment, and health status with subacute COVID-19 symptoms or postacute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC).
Methods:
The questionnaire was used to collect data on lifestyles, work environment, health status, and coronavirus infection history and sequelae symptoms in a semiconductor packaging plant workers in Taiwan. Univariate and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to identify the factors associated with the risks of subacute COVID-19 and PASC.
Results:
This study included 333 subjects, with an average age of 37.6 years. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that night shift work, exercise habit, and prolonged treatment were significant independent predictors of PASC.
Conclusions:
Night shift work and prolonged medical treatment were positively associated with PASC, and exercise was negatively associated with PASC. Optimizing work environments and shift schedules can reduce PASC risk.
