OBJECTIVE: To examine whether obesity is associated with increased presenteeism (health-related limitations at work). METHODS: Randomly selected manufacturing employees (n = 341) were assessed via height and weight measures, demographic survey, wage data, and the Work Limitations Questionnaire. The Work Limitations Questionnaire measures productivity on four dimensions. Analyses of variance and analyses of covariance were computed to identify productivity differences based on body mass index (BMI). RESULTS: Moderately or extremely obese workers (BMI > or =35) experienced the greatest health-related work limitations, specifically regarding time needed to complete tasks and ability to perform physical job demands. These workers experienced a 4.2% health-related loss in productivity, 1.18% more than all other employees, which equates to an additional $506 annually in lost productivity per worker. CONCLUSIONS: The relationship between BMI and presenteeism is characterized by a threshold effect, where extremely or moderately obese workers are significantly less productive than mildly obese workers.
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether obesity is associated with increased presenteeism (health-related limitations at work). METHODS: Randomly selected manufacturing employees (n = 341) were assessed via height and weight measures, demographic survey, wage data, and the Work Limitations Questionnaire. The Work Limitations Questionnaire measures productivity on four dimensions. Analyses of variance and analyses of covariance were computed to identify productivity differences based on body mass index (BMI). RESULTS: Moderately or extremely obese workers (BMI > or =35) experienced the greatest health-related work limitations, specifically regarding time needed to complete tasks and ability to perform physical job demands. These workers experienced a 4.2% health-related loss in productivity, 1.18% more than all other employees, which equates to an additional $506 annually in lost productivity per worker. CONCLUSIONS: The relationship between BMI and presenteeism is characterized by a threshold effect, where extremely or moderately obese workers are significantly less productive than mildly obese workers.
Authors: Walker S C Poston; Nattinee Jitnarin; C Keith Haddock; Sara A Jahnke; Brianne C Tuley Journal: Obesity (Silver Spring) Date: 2011-06-02 Impact factor: 5.002
Authors: Benjamin J Keeney; Judith A Turner; Deborah Fulton-Kehoe; Thomas M Wickizer; Kwun Chuen Gary Chan; Gary M Franklin Journal: Spine (Phila Pa 1976) Date: 2013-01-15 Impact factor: 3.468
Authors: Stephenie C Lemon; Jane Zapka; Wenjun Li; Barbara Estabrook; Milagros Rosal; Robert Magner; Victoria Andersen; Amy Borg; Janet Hale Journal: Am J Prev Med Date: 2010-01 Impact factor: 5.043
Authors: May C Wang; Catherine M Crespi; Linghui H Jiang; Tabashir Nobari; Hayley Roper-Fingerhut; Suzanne Rauzon; Brenda Robles; Michelle Blocklin; Mehrnaz Davoudi; Tony Kuo; Kara E MacLeod; Edmund Seto; Shannon Whaley; Michael Prelip Journal: Prev Med Date: 2018-03-06 Impact factor: 4.018
Authors: Marian P Jarlenski; Kimberly A Gudzune; Wendy L Bennett; Lisa A Cooper; Sara N Bleich Journal: Am J Prev Med Date: 2013-05 Impact factor: 5.043