Effectiveness of workplace health promotion programs for industrial workers: a systematic review by Sasha Javanmardi, Ludwig Rappelt, Sascha Zangenberg, Lars Heinke, Christian Baumgart, Daniel Niederer, Jürgen Freiwald

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Exploring Prevalence and Sociodemographic Factors Associated With Smoking Among Malaysian Adults: A Cross‐ Sectional Study by Mohd Hasni Ja'afar, Rosnah Ismail, Zaleha Md Isa, Azmi Mohd Tamil, Noor Hassim Ismail, Nafiza Mat Nasir, Nik Munirah Nasir, Nurul Hafiza Ab Razak, Najihah Zainol Abidin, Andrew Mente, Khairul Hazdi Yusof

“…The sociodemographic factors significantly associated with active smoking status were being a younger adult (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.26, 95% CI: 1.06–1.50), being male (AOR = 24.16, 95% CI: 20.58–28.36), being Malay (AOR = 1.72, 95% CI: 1.49–1.98), being a blue‐collar worker (AOR = 1.75, 95% CI: 1.48–2.06), having no formal education (AOR = 1.99, 95% CI: 1.56–2.53), being unmarried (AOR = 1.22, 95% CI: 1.02–1.48) and being of low socioeconomic status (AOR = 1.45, 95% CI: 1.14–1.84). …”
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More and More Academics and Not Enough Skilled Workers by Karl Brenke

“…A shortage of qualified blue collar workers is also a contributing factor.…”
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Objectively-measured physical activity and stress levels in workers: a systematic review by Marcelo Frio Marins, Barbara Sutil da Silva, Natan Feter, Marcelo Cozzensa da Silva

“…Physical activity was higher in blue-collar workers than in white-collar workers, and shift-working nurses were more active compared to non-shift workers and office workers. …”
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Occupational disparities in survival in Korean women with cancer: a nationwide registry linkage study by Ichiro Kawachi, Hye-Eun Lee, Eun-A KIM, Masayoshi Zaitsu

“…The occupation was categorised into four groups: (1) managers, professionals and technical workers, (2) clerks, (3) service/sales workers and (4) blue-collar workers.Primary and secondary outcome measure Study population were linked to the national death registry until 2009. …”
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La Loi sur le tabac (décembre 1999) et les paradoxes de son application dans les milieux usiniers by Julie Dussault

“…A greater prevalence of smoking among plant workers (blue collar workers) suggests the focus should be on this population.Two original exploratory case studies were conducted (summer 2002) in two unionized plants.The research findings show how plant workers perceive the Act. …”
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The Effect of Age and Occupation on the Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection by GI Perez-Perez, T Marrie, H Inouye, T Shimoyama, G Marshall, G Meiklejohn, MJ Blaser

“…Among young adults (15 to 29 years). farmers had a significantly higher seroprevalence rate than white-collar or blue-collar workers. but in older persons occupational rates were similar. …”
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