Does increasing physical activity reduce the excess risk of work disability among overweight individuals?

Does increasing physical activity reduce the excess risk of work disability among overweight individuals?

OBJECTIVES: We examined the extent to which an increase in physical activity would reduce the excess risk of work disability among overweight and obese people (body mass index ≥ 25kg/m^2). METHODS: We used counterfactual modelling approaches to analyze longitudinal data from two Finnish prospective...

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Main Authors: Jenni Ervasti, Jaakko Airaksinen, Jaana Pentti, Jussi Vahtera, Sakari Suominen, Marianna Virtanen, Mika Kivimäki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) 2019-07-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
Subjects:
obesity
overweight
work disability
weight
counterfactual analysis
mediation
normal weight
excess risk
sickness absence
physical activity
Online Access: https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3799

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