The bidirectional relationship of obesity and labor market status - Findings from a German prospective panel study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given the inconsistent findings regarding associations between obesity and unemployment, our analysis is one of the few that explores bidirectional changes in obesity and unemployment. In our prospective study, we address factors associated with the a. transition into and transition out of obesity, including unemployment, and b. transition into and out of unemployment, including obesity.

Subjects and methods

The Labor Market and Social Security-Panel (PASS) consists of two independent, nationally representative German subsamples: residents receiving unemployment benefits (50%) and a representative sample of residents (50%). The sample contains N = 11 361 observations between two measurement points three years apart of N = 8440 individuals participating in two or t

SUBMITTER: Dietrich H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9239903 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature