ArticleAmerican journal of public health2015
The longitudinal joint effect of obesity and major depression on work performance impairment.
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- Towards a better understanding of work participation among employees with common mental health problems: a systematic realist review.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2022Pooled it
- Use and Effectiveness of Social-Media-Delivered Weight Loss Interventions among Teenagers and Young Adults: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Occupational performance and satisfaction of individuals with mental disorders in Jordan: A cross-sectional study.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2022Article
- Moving from two- to multi-way interactions among binary risk factors on the additive scale.Biostatistics & epidemiology · 2020Article
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Postbariatric Surgery Patients With Mental Disorders: A Pilot Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Reciprocal associations between job strain and depression: A 2-year follow-up study from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe.Brain and behavior · 2019Article
- Cognitive function and quality of life in bariatric surgery candidates.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe examined the longitudinal effect of obesity, major depression, and their combination on work performance impairment (WPI).
methodsWe collected longitudinal data (2004-2013) on 1726 paid employees from the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety at baseline and 2-, 4-, and 6-year follow-up. We defined obesity with body mass index and waist circumference. We diagnosed major depression with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview 2.1. We assessed work performance impairment with a questionnaire for illness-associated costs. We used generalized estimating equations for modeling, and estimated interaction on the additive scale.
resultsObesity, abdominal obesity, and major depression were longitudinally associated with increased risk of high WPI. The combinations of obesity and major depression, and of abdominal obesity and major depression were associated with increased risk of high WPI (odds ratios of 2.36 [95% confidence interval = 1.61, 3.44] and 1.88 [95% confidence interval = 1.40, 2.53], respectively), but the relative excess risks attributable to interaction were nonsignificant.
conclusionsThe longitudinal joint effect of obesity and major depression on high WPI implies that obesity intervention may be more beneficial for individuals with major depression than those without regarding risk of high WPI, if confirmed in a large, representative sample.
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