The Change of Self-Rated Health According to Working Hours for Two Years by Gender.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to confirm the association between working hours and self-rated health, and to find the degree of changes in health level by working hours according to gender.

Methods

This study was based on the 929 workers (571 men and 358 women) from the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study during 2004⁻2006. To minimize the healthy worker effects, the study subjects included only those who did not have any chronic diseases, and who answered their health status as "moderate" or above in the baseline. Logistic regression analysis was used to confirm the associations between working hours and self-rated health.

Results

In men, working hours per week of 47⁻52 h, 53⁻68 h, and >68 h were associated with 1.2, 1.3, and 1.1 times increases, respectively, i

SUBMITTER: Ryu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6164647 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature