BMI, obesity, and sickness absence in the whitehall II study

Obesity

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1554-1564

  Ferrie, Jane E ^a   Head, Jenny ^a   Shipley, Martin J ^a   Vahtera, Jussi ^b   Marmot, Michael G ^a   Kivimäki, Mika ^a,b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Employment; Longitudinal; Outcomes; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547211361     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.184     Document Type: Article

References (53)

1. Kopelman PG. Obesity as a medical problem. Nature. 2000; 404:635-43.
2. Bray GA. Overweight is risking fate. Definition, classification, prevalence, and risks. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1987;499:14-28.
3. Eckersley RM. Losing the battle of the bulge: causes and consequences of increasing obesity. Med J Aust. 2001;174: 590-2.
4. Sorlie P, Gordon T, Kannel WB, Body build and mortality. The Framingham study. JAMA. 1980;243:1828-31.
5. Somes GW, Kritchevsky SB, Shorr RI, Pahor M, Applegate WB. Body mass index, weight change, and death in older adults: the systolic hypertension in the elderly program. Am J Epidemiol. 2002;156:132-8.
6. Koh-Banerjee P, Wang Y, Hu FB, Spiegelman D, Willett WC, Rimm EB. Changes in body weight and body fat distribution as risk factors for clinical diabetes in US men. Am J Epidemiol. 2004;159:1150-9.
7. Breeze E, Clarke R, Shipley MJ, Marmot MG, Fletcher AE. Cause-specific mortality in old age in relation to body mass index in middle age and in old age: follow-up of the Whitehall cohort of male civil servants. Int J Epidemiol. 2006;35:169-78.
8. Roberts RE, Strawbridge WJ, Deleger S, Kaplan GA. Are the fat more jolly? Ann Behav Med. 2002;24:169-80.
9. Jorm AF, Korten AE, Christensen H, Jacomb PA, Rodgers B, Parslow RA. Association of obesity with anxiety, depression and emotional well-being: a community survey. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2003;27:434-40.
10. Yan LL, Daviglus ML, Liu K, et al. BMI and health-related quality of life in adults 65 years and older. Obes Res. 2004; 12:69-76.
11. Bergendorff S. Sickness Absence in Europe - A Comparative Study. Stockholm: Department of Research, Analysis and Statistics; 2003.
12. Confederation of British Industry. Who Cares Wins: Absence and Labour Turnover Survey 2005. London: Confederation of British Industry; 2005.
13. Ministerial Task Force for Health SaPatCO. Managing Sickness Absence in the Public Sector. London: Health and Safety Executive; 2004.
14. Zarling E, Hartz A, Larsen J, Rimm AA. Obesity and illness associated absenteeism. Obesity/Bariatric Med. 1977; 6:134-6.
15. Parkes KR. Relative weight, smoking, and mental health as predictors of sickness and absence from work. J Appl Psychol. 1987;72:275-86.
16. Narbro K, Jonsson E, Larsson B, Waaler H, Wedel H, Sjöström L. Economic consequences of sick-leave and early retirement in obese Swedish women. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1996;20:895-903.
17. Tsai SP, Gilstrap EL, Colangelo TA, Menard AK, Ross CE. Illness absence at an oil refinery and petrochemical plant. J Occup Environ Med. 1997;39:455-62.
18. Kivimaki M, Vahtera J, Thomson L, Griffiths A, Cox T, Pentti J. Psychosocial factors predicting employee sickness absence during economic decline. J Appl Psychol. 1997;82:858-72.
19. Tucker LA, Friedman GM. Obesity and absenteeism: an epidemiologic study of 10,825 employed adults. Am J Health Promot. 1998;12:202-7.
20. Moens G, Van Gall L, Muls E, Viane B, Jacques P. Body mass index and health among the working population. Eur J Pub Health. 1999;9:119-23.
21. Burton WN, Chen CY, Schultz AB, Edington DW. The costs of body mass index levels in an employed population. Stat Bull Metrop Insur Co. 1999;80:8-14.
22. Noppa H, Bengtsson C. Obesity in relation to socioeconomic status. A population study of women in Goteborg, Sweden. J Epidemiol Commun Health. 1980;34:139-42.
23. Larsson B, Björntorp P, Tibblin G. The health consequences of moderate obesity. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1981;5:97-116.
24. Björntorp P. The associations between obesity, adipose tissue distribution and disease. Acta Med Scand. 1988;Suppl 723: 121-34.
25. Moreau M, Valente F, Mak R, et al. Obesity, body fat distribution and incidence of sick leave in the Belgian workforce: the Belstress study. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2004;28:574-82.
26. Marmot MG, Davey Smith G, Stansfeld S, et al. Health inequalities among British civil servants: the Whitehall II study. Lancet. 1991;337:1387-93.
27. Ezekiel A, Toon L. Whitehall II Study: Manual for Phase 5 Screening Examination. London: The Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London; 2002.
28. North FM, Syme SL, Shipley MJ, Feeney A, Marmot MG. Psychosocial work environment and sickness absence among British civil servants: the Whitehall II study. Am J Public Health. 1996;86:332-40.
29. Marmot MG, Feeney A, Shipley M, North F, Syme SL. Sickness absence as a measure of health status and functioning: from the UK Whitehall II study. J Epidemiol Commun Health. 1995;49:124-30.
30. Khosla T, Lowe CR. Obesity and smoking habits. Br Med J. 1971;4:10-3.
31. Holcomb HS III, Meigs JW. Medical absenteeism among cigarette, and cigar and pipe smokers. Arch Environ Health. 1972;25:295-300.
32. Taylor PJ, Burridge J. Trends in death, disablement, and sickness absence in the British Post Office since 1981. Br J Ind Med. 1982;39:1-10.
33. Marmot MG, North F, Feeney A, Head J. Alcohol consumption and sickness absence: from the Whitehall II study. Addiction. 1993;88:369-82.
34. Hill JO, Wyatt HR. Role of physical activity in preventing and treating obesity. J Appl Physiol. 2005;99:765-70.
35. Suter PM. Is alcohol consumption a risk factor for weight gain and obesity? Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci. 2005;42:197-227.
36. Alexanderson K, Norlund A. Sickness absence - causes, consequences, and physicians' sickness certification practice. A systematic literature review by the Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care. Scand J Public Health 2004; Suppl 63.
37. Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, Social Survey Division. General Household Survey 1982. London: HMSO; 1984.
38. Morris JN, Chave SPW, Sirey AC, Epstein L, Sheehan DJ. Vigorous exercise in leisure time and the incidence of coronary heart disease. Lancet. 1973;1:334-9.
39. Goldberg DP. The detection of psychiatric illness by questionnaire. London: Oxford University Press; 1972.
40. Office of Population Censuses and Surveys. General Household Survey 1987. London: H.M. Stationery Office; 1987.
41. Britton A, Marmot M. Different measures of alcohol consumption and risk of coronary heart disease and all-cause mortality: 11-year follow-up of the Whitehall II Cohort Study. Addiction. 2004;99:109-16.
42. Kivimaki M, Head J, Ferrie JE, Shipley MJ, Vahtera J, Marmot MG. Sickness absence as a global measure of health: evidence from mortality in the Whitehall II prospective cohort study. Br Med J. 2003;327:364-8.
43. Singh-Manoux A, Martikainen P, Ferrie JE, Zins M, Marmot M, Goldberg M. What does self-rated-health measure? Results from the British Whitehall II and French Gazel cohort studies. J Epidemiol Commun Health. 2006;60:364-72.
44. Stansfeld SA, Marmot MG. Social class and minor psychiatric disorder in British Civil Servants: a validated screening survey using the General Health Questionnaire. Psychol Med. 1992;22:739-49.
45. North F, Syme SL, Feeney A, Head J, Shipley MJ, Marmot MG. Explaining socioeconomic differences in sickness absence: the Whitehall II study. Br Med J. 1993; 306:361-6.
46. Laitinen J, Nayha S, Kujala V. Body mass index and weight change from adolescence into adulthood, waist-to-hip ratio and perceived work ability among young adults. Int J Obes (Lond). 2005;29:697-702.
47. Witteman JC, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ, et al. A prospective study of nutritional factors and hypertension among US women. Circulation. 1989;80:1320-7.
48. Gunnell D, Berney L, Holland P, et al. Does the misreporting of adult body size depend upon an individual's height and weight? Methodological debate. Int J Epidemiol. 2004;33:1398-9.
49. Rowland ML. Self-reported weight and height. Am J Clin Nutr. 1990;52:1125-33.
50. Larsson B, Seidell J, Svardsudd K, et al. Obesity, adipose tissue distribution and health in men-the study of men born in 1913. Appetite. 1989;13:37-44.
51. Puhl R, Brownell KD. Bias, discrimination, and obesity. Obes Res. 2001;9:788-805.
52. Kivimaki M, Elovainio M, Vahtera J. Workplace bullying and sickness absence in hospital staff. Occup Environ Med. 2000;57:656-60.
53. James WPT. A public health approach to the problem of obesity. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 1995; 19(Suppl 3):S37-45.