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Work productivity among adults with varied Body Mass Index: Results from a Canadian population-based survey

Authors
Arnaldo Sanchez Bustillosa, *, arnaldo.sb@alumni.ubc.ca, Kris Gregory Vargasa, Raul Gomero-Cuadrab
aSchool of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
bOccupational Medicine Post-graduate Program, Faculty of Medicine, Cayetano Heredia University, Lima, Peru
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Corresponding Author
Arnaldo Sanchez Bustillosarnaldo.sb@alumni.ubc.ca
Received 25 January 2014, Revised 26 April 2014, Accepted 3 August 2014, Available Online 17 September 2014.
DOI
10.1016/j.jegh.2014.08.001How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Absenteeism; Body Mass Index; Presenteeism; Work productivity
Abstract

Background: The relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and work productivity, including absenteeism and presenteeism remains unclear. The objective of this study was to examine work productivity among adults with varied BMI using population-based data.

Methods: Data source was the 2009–2010 Canadian Community Health Survey. The outcomes reflected work absence (absenteeism) and reduced activities at work (presenteeism). The key explanatory variable was BMI in six categories. Logistic regressions were used to measure the association between outcome and explanatory variables adjusting for potential confounders.

Results: The sample consisted of 56,971 respondents ranging in age from 20 to 69 years. Relative to normal BMI, the odds of absenteeism were higher for those in the obesity class III (OR = 1.60, 95% CI: 1.39; 1.83). Presenteeism was weakly associated with all obesity categories (OR = 1.49, 95% CI: 1.38; 1.61, for obesity class I). Overweight was marginally associated with absenteeism and presenteeism. Underweight was inversely associated with absenteeism.

Conclusions: This study found that obesity is an independent risk factor for reduced work productivity. Both absenteeism and presenteeism were associated with obesity. However, being overweight was weakly associated with work productivity.

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© 2014 Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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Journal
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Volume-Issue
5 - 2
Pages
191 - 199
Publication Date
2014/09/17
ISSN (Online)
2210-6014
ISSN (Print)
2210-6006
DOI
10.1016/j.jegh.2014.08.001How to use a DOI?
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© 2014 Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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