Extreme temperatures and sickness absence in the Mediterranean province of Barcelona: An occupational health issue.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims to assess the association between daily temperature and sickness absence episodes in the Mediterranean province of Barcelona between 2012 and 2015, according to sociodemographic and occupational characteristics.

Methods

Ecological study of a sample of salaried workers affiliated to the Spanish social security, resident in Barcelona province between 2012 and 2015. The association between daily mean temperature and risk of new sickness absence episodes was estimated with distributed lag non-linear models. The lag effect up to 1 week was considered. Analyses were repeated separately by sex, age groups, occupational category, economic sector and medical diagnosis groups of sickness absence.

Results

The study included 42,744 salaried workers and

SUBMITTER: Utzet M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9986628 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature