Weight change among normal weight, overweight and obese employees and subsequent diagnosis-specific sickness absence: A register-linked follow-up study.

CONCLUSIONS: Obesity and weight gain were associated with a higher rate of sickness absence, especially due to musculoskeletal diseases among women. Preventing obesity and weight gain likely helps prevent sickness absence. PMID: 30269682 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30269682?dopt=Abstract

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - September 29, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Svärd A, Lahti J, Mänty M, Roos E, Rahkonen O, Lahelma E, Lallukka T Tags: Scand J Public Health Source Type: research