Body weight and premature retirement: population-based evidence from Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health status is a principal determinant of labour market participation. In this study, we examined whether excess weight is associated with withdrawal from the labour market owing to premature retirement.

Methods

The analyses were based on nationally representative data from Finland over the period 2001-15 (N ∼ 2500). The longitudinal data included objective measures of body weight (i.e. body mass index and waist circumference) linked to register-based information on actual retirement age. The association between the body weight measures and premature retirement was modelled using cubic b-splines via logistic regression. The models accounted for other possible risk factors and potential confounders, such as smoking and education.

Results

Excess weight was

SUBMITTER: Viinikainen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8514174 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature