OBJECTIVE: To examine productivity impairment in individuals with obesity and/or binge eating. METHOD: Based on current weight and eating behavior, 117,272 employees who had completed a health risk appraisal and psychosocial functioning questionnaire were classified into one of four groups. Gender-stratified analyses compared groups on four measures: absenteeism, presenteeism, total work productivity impairment, and (non-work) activity impairment. RESULTS: Overall group differences were statistically significant for all measures with lowest impairment in non-obese men and women without binge eating (n = 34,090, n = 39,198), higher levels in individuals without binge eating (n = 15,570, n = 16,625), yet higher levels in non-obese men and women with binge eating (n = 1,381, n = 2,674), and highest levels in obese men and women with binge eating (Group 4, n = 2,739, n = 4,176). DISCUSSION: Health initiatives for obese employees should include screening and interventions for employees with binge eating.
OBJECTIVE: To examine productivity impairment in individuals with obesity and/or binge eating. METHOD: Based on current weight and eating behavior, 117,272 employees who had completed a health risk appraisal and psychosocial functioning questionnaire were classified into one of four groups. Gender-stratified analyses compared groups on four measures: absenteeism, presenteeism, total work productivity impairment, and (non-work) activity impairment. RESULTS: Overall group differences were statistically significant for all measures with lowest impairment in non-obesemen and women without binge eating (n = 34,090, n = 39,198), higher levels in individuals without binge eating (n = 15,570, n = 16,625), yet higher levels in non-obesemen and women with binge eating (n = 1,381, n = 2,674), and highest levels in obesemen and women with binge eating (Group 4, n = 2,739, n = 4,176). DISCUSSION: Health initiatives for obese employees should include screening and interventions for employees with binge eating.
Authors: R C Kessler; V Shahly; J I Hudson; D Supina; P A Berglund; W T Chiu; M Gruber; S Aguilar-Gaxiola; J Alonso; L H Andrade; C Benjet; R Bruffaerts; G de Girolamo; R de Graaf; S E Florescu; J M Haro; S D Murphy; J Posada-Villa; K Scott; M Xavier Journal: Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci Date: 2013-09-23 Impact factor: 6.892
Authors: Yeshambel T Nigatu; Sijmen A Reijneveld; Brenda W J H Penninx; Robert A Schoevers; Ute Bültmann Journal: Am J Public Health Date: 2015-03-19 Impact factor: 9.308
Authors: Megan Jones Bell; Michael Zeiler; Rocío Herrero; Stefanie Kuso; Martina Nitsch; Ernestina Etchemendy; Sara Fonseca-Baeza; Elia Oliver; Tanja Adamcik; Andreas Karwautz; Gudrun Wagner; Rosa Baños; Cristina Botella; Dennis Görlich; Corinna Jacobi; Karin Waldherr Journal: Internet Interv Date: 2018-02-27