Gender differences in the longitudinal association between obesity, and disability with workplace absenteeism in the Australian working population.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Excess weight can increase absenteeism of workers and can have a negative influence on their productivity. Current evidence on this association is mostly based on cross-sectional data and there is little evidence concerning the longitudinal relationship between obesity, and disability with workplace absenteeism. Further, gender differences in this association have often ignored in the existing literature. OBJECTIVES:This study aims to examine gender differences in the longitudinal association between obesity, and disability with absenteeism in the workplace. METHODS:Data from thirteen waves (2006 to 2018) of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey were pooled, resulting in 117,769 observations for 19,851 adult employees. The Zero-Inflated Negative B

SUBMITTER: Keramat SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7252611 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature