TABLE 1.
FROM:
Relative Weight and Sickness Absence
Mikko Laaksonen, Kustaa Piha and Sirpa Sarlio-Lähteenkorva
BACK TO ARTICLETable 1.. Characteristics of the follow-up data by BMI categories among women and men
| Number of sickness absence periods | Number of sickness absence periods/100 person-years* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of respondents | Person-years at follow-up | Short periods | Long periods | Short periods | Long periods | |
| Women | ||||||
| <25 kg/m2 | 2,922 | 8,524 | 11,985 | 5,727 | 136.5 | 67.0 |
| 25 to 30 kg/m2 | 1,693 | 4,836 | 7,318 | 4,381 | 155.5 | 91.2 |
| >30 kg/m2 | 771 | 2,163 | 4,430 | 2,844 | 211.6 | 132.6 |
| Men | ||||||
| <25 kg/m2 | 567 | 1,783 | 1,568 | 760 | 85.4 | 42.3 |
| 25 to 30 kg/m2 | 664 | 2,026 | 1,930 | 1,238 | 96.2 | 61.5 |
| >30 kg/m2 | 221 | 642 | 749 | 624 | 126.4 | 106.0 |
* Adjusted for age.
