TY - JOUR
T1 - Socioeconomic and occupational risk factors for epilepsy
T2 - A nationwide epidemiological study in Sweden
AU - Li, Xinjun
AU - Sundquist, Jan
AU - Sundquist, Kristina
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors wish to thank Scientific Editor Kimberly Kane at Center for Family and Community Medicine, Karolinska Institute. This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (grant no. R01-H271084-1), the Swedish Research Council (grant no. K2004-21X-11651-09A to Dr. Jan Sundquist and K2005-27X-15428-01A to Dr. Kristina Sundquist), and the Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (grant no. 2001-2373).
PY - 2008/4
Y1 - 2008/4
N2 - Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate associations between hospitalization for epilepsy and two factors: socioeconomic status and occupation. Design and setting: A nationwide database was constructed in Sweden by linking the Swedish Census to the Hospital Discharge Register to obtain data on all first-time hospitalizations for epilepsy in adults in Sweden during the study period (1987-2004). Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) were calculated by socioeconomic status and occupation. Results: A total of 22,638 men and 16,871 women > 30 years were hospitalized for epilepsy during the study period. Low education and low income (both men and women) and being an unskilled/skilled worker (only men) was associated with slightly but significantly increased risks. Among men, increased risk was noted for waiters, launderers and dry cleaners, clerical workers, other construction workers, sales agents and drivers. Among women, increased risk was observed among cooks and stewards and administrators and managers. Conclusions: Socioeconomic status and occupation sometimes carry significantly increased risks of hospital admission for epilepsy.
AB - Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate associations between hospitalization for epilepsy and two factors: socioeconomic status and occupation. Design and setting: A nationwide database was constructed in Sweden by linking the Swedish Census to the Hospital Discharge Register to obtain data on all first-time hospitalizations for epilepsy in adults in Sweden during the study period (1987-2004). Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) were calculated by socioeconomic status and occupation. Results: A total of 22,638 men and 16,871 women > 30 years were hospitalized for epilepsy during the study period. Low education and low income (both men and women) and being an unskilled/skilled worker (only men) was associated with slightly but significantly increased risks. Among men, increased risk was noted for waiters, launderers and dry cleaners, clerical workers, other construction workers, sales agents and drivers. Among women, increased risk was observed among cooks and stewards and administrators and managers. Conclusions: Socioeconomic status and occupation sometimes carry significantly increased risks of hospital admission for epilepsy.
KW - Follow-up study
KW - Occupation
KW - Socioeconomic status
KW - Standardized incidence ratios
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U2 - 10.1016/j.seizure.2007.07.011
DO - 10.1016/j.seizure.2007.07.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 17728158
AN - SCOPUS:40049109492
SN - 1059-1311
VL - 17
SP - 254
EP - 260
JO - Seizure
JF - Seizure
IS - 3
ER -