The impact of health behaviour on long term sickness absence: results from DWECS/DREAM
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The impact of health behaviour on long term sickness absence: results from DWECS/DREAM. / Christensen, Karl B; Lund, Thomas; Labriola, Merete; Bültmann, Ute; Villadsen, Ebbe.
In: Industrial Health, Vol. 45, No. 2, 2007, p. 348-51.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The impact of health behaviour on long term sickness absence: results from DWECS/DREAM
AU - Christensen, Karl B
AU - Lund, Thomas
AU - Labriola, Merete
AU - Bültmann, Ute
AU - Villadsen, Ebbe
N1 - Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Alcohol Drinking; Body Mass Index; Denmark; Female; Humans; Leisure Activities; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Activity; Occupational Health; Proportional Hazards Models; Registries; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Risk-Taking; Sick Leave; Smoking; Time Factors
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Long term sickness absence (LTSA) is a major public health problem. We examined the impact of four, potentially modifiable, health behaviours, such as smoking, alcohol consumption, leisure time physical activity, and the associated variable of body mass index on the risk of subsequent LTSA. This was done by following a representative population sample of 5,020 Danish employees aged 18-69 for 18 months in a national register on social transfer payments. Risk estimates for onset of LTSA and etiologic fractions were computed. In women, ex-smokers and heavy smokers had an increased risk of LTSA of 1.61 and 2.05 respectively after adjustment for age, family status, socio economic status, school education, physical and psychosocial work environment exposures and diagnosed disease. In men, effect estimates were smaller and only borderline significant in the fully-adjusted model. The etiologic fraction of smoking was 17.4% in men and 25.5% in women.
AB - Long term sickness absence (LTSA) is a major public health problem. We examined the impact of four, potentially modifiable, health behaviours, such as smoking, alcohol consumption, leisure time physical activity, and the associated variable of body mass index on the risk of subsequent LTSA. This was done by following a representative population sample of 5,020 Danish employees aged 18-69 for 18 months in a national register on social transfer payments. Risk estimates for onset of LTSA and etiologic fractions were computed. In women, ex-smokers and heavy smokers had an increased risk of LTSA of 1.61 and 2.05 respectively after adjustment for age, family status, socio economic status, school education, physical and psychosocial work environment exposures and diagnosed disease. In men, effect estimates were smaller and only borderline significant in the fully-adjusted model. The etiologic fraction of smoking was 17.4% in men and 25.5% in women.
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 17485882
VL - 45
SP - 348
EP - 351
JO - Industrial Health
JF - Industrial Health
SN - 0019-8366
IS - 2
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