Gender differences in the longitudinal association between obesity, and disability with workplace absenteeism in the Australian working population.

BACKGROUND:Excess weight can increase absenteeism of workers and can have a negative influence on their productivity. Current evidence on this association is mostly based on cross-sectional data and there is little evidence concerning the longitudinal relationship between obesity, and disability wit...

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Main Authors: Syed Afroz Keramat, Khorshed Alam, Jeff Gow, Stuart J H Biddle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233512