Self-reported health problems and obesity predict sickness absence during a 12-month follow-up: a prospective cohort study in 21 608 employees from different industries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To study whether self-reported health problems predict sickness absence (SA) from work in employees from different industries.

Methods

The results of a health risk appraisal (HRA) were combined with archival data of SA of 21 608 employees (59% female, 56% clerical). Exposure variables were self-reported health problems, labelled as 'work disability (WD) risk factors' in the HRA, presence of problems with occupational well-being and obesity. Age, socioeconomic grading and the number of SA days 12 months before the survey were treated as confounders. The outcome measure was accumulated SA days during 12-month follow-up. Data were analysed separately for males and females. A Hurdle model with negative binomial response was used to analyse zero-inflated count data of

SUBMITTER: Pihlajamaki M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6830705 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature