Do obesity and sleep problems cluster in the workplace? A multivariate, multilevel study

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 276-283

  Oksanen, Tuula ^a,b   Kawachi, Ichiro ^b   Subramanian, S V ^a   Kim, Daniel ^c   Shirai, Kokoro ^b   Kouvonen, Anne ^d   Pentti, Jaana ^a   Salo, Paula ^a   Virtanen, Marianna ^a   Vahtera, Jussi ^a,e,f   Kivimäki, Mika ^a,g,h  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^f TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

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

^h UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clustering; Finland; Health risk; Public sector

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA SET; HEALTH RISK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL STATUS; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

FINLAND;

EID: 84877158097     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3332     Document Type: Article

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