Onset of Workplace Bullying and Risk of Weight Gain: A Multicohort Longitudinal Study
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Onset of Workplace Bullying and Risk of Weight Gain : A Multicohort Longitudinal Study. / Xu, Tianwei; Magnusson Hanson, Linda L.; Clark, Alice J.; Ersbøll, Annette K.; Westerlund, Hugo; Madsen, Ida E.H.; Rugulies, Reiner; Pentti, Jaana; Stenholm, Sari; Vahtera, Jussi; Sørensen, Jeppe K.; Nordentoft, Mads; Westendorp, Rudi G.J.; Hansen, Åse M.; Oksanen, Tuula; Virtanen, Marianna; Kivimäki, Mika; Rod, Naja H.
In: Obesity, Vol. 28, No. 11, 2020, p. 2216-2223.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Onset of Workplace Bullying and Risk of Weight Gain
T2 - A Multicohort Longitudinal Study
AU - Xu, Tianwei
AU - Magnusson Hanson, Linda L.
AU - Clark, Alice J.
AU - Ersbøll, Annette K.
AU - Westerlund, Hugo
AU - Madsen, Ida E.H.
AU - Rugulies, Reiner
AU - Pentti, Jaana
AU - Stenholm, Sari
AU - Vahtera, Jussi
AU - Sørensen, Jeppe K.
AU - Nordentoft, Mads
AU - Westendorp, Rudi G.J.
AU - Hansen, Åse M.
AU - Oksanen, Tuula
AU - Virtanen, Marianna
AU - Kivimäki, Mika
AU - Rod, Naja H.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Objective: This study aimed to examine the onset of workplace bullying as a risk factor for BMI increase. Methods: Repeated biennial survey data from three Nordic cohort studies were used, totaling 46,148 participants (67,337 participant observations) aged between 18 and 65 who did not have obesity and who were not bullied at the baseline. Multinomial logistic regression was applied for the analysis under the framework of generalized estimating equations. Results: Five percent reported onset of workplace bullying within 2 years from the baseline. In confounder-adjusted models, onset of workplace bullying was associated with a higher risk of weight gain of ≥ 1 BMI unit (odds ratio = 1.09; 95% CI: 1.01-1.19) and of ≥ 2.5 BMI units (odds ratio = 1.24; 95% CI: 1.06-1.45). A dose-response pattern was observed, and those exposed to workplace bullying more frequently showed a higher risk (Ptrend = 0.04). The association was robust to adjustments, restrictions, stratifications, and use of relative/absolute scales for BMI change. Conclusions: Participants with exposure to the onset of workplace bullying were more likely to gain weight, a possible pathway linking workplace bullying to increased long-term risk of type 2 diabetes.
AB - Objective: This study aimed to examine the onset of workplace bullying as a risk factor for BMI increase. Methods: Repeated biennial survey data from three Nordic cohort studies were used, totaling 46,148 participants (67,337 participant observations) aged between 18 and 65 who did not have obesity and who were not bullied at the baseline. Multinomial logistic regression was applied for the analysis under the framework of generalized estimating equations. Results: Five percent reported onset of workplace bullying within 2 years from the baseline. In confounder-adjusted models, onset of workplace bullying was associated with a higher risk of weight gain of ≥ 1 BMI unit (odds ratio = 1.09; 95% CI: 1.01-1.19) and of ≥ 2.5 BMI units (odds ratio = 1.24; 95% CI: 1.06-1.45). A dose-response pattern was observed, and those exposed to workplace bullying more frequently showed a higher risk (Ptrend = 0.04). The association was robust to adjustments, restrictions, stratifications, and use of relative/absolute scales for BMI change. Conclusions: Participants with exposure to the onset of workplace bullying were more likely to gain weight, a possible pathway linking workplace bullying to increased long-term risk of type 2 diabetes.
U2 - 10.1002/oby.22956
DO - 10.1002/oby.22956
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 32929892
AN - SCOPUS:85090995237
VL - 28
SP - 2216
EP - 2223
JO - Obesity
JF - Obesity
SN - 1930-7381
IS - 11
ER -
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