ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2023
Association between precarious employment and BMI in the United States.
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- Precarious employment and mental health in the United States: Results from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), 2008-2021.Preventive medicine · 2024Article
- Beyond minimum wage: Broader employment policies can significantly affect food insecurity.Translational behavioral medicine · 2024Article
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- The Michigan Farmworker Project: A Community-Based Participatory Approach to Research on Precarious Employment and Labor Exploitation of Farmworkers.Labor studies journal · 2023Article
- Characteristics and Socio-Demographic Distribution of Precarious Employment Among Korean Wage Workers: A Proposition of Multidimensional Approach Using a Summative Score.Safety and health at work · 2023Article
- Multidimensional employment precariousness mediates the association between low educational attainment and poor subjective well-being: results from a nationwide cross-sectional study in South Korea.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2023Article
- Maternal precarious employment and child overweight/obesity in the United States.Preventive medicine · 2023Article
- Changes in Precarious Employment and Health in the United States Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Association between precarious employment and BMI in the United States.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThere is growing recognition that precarious employment is an important determinant of health, which may increase BMI through multiple mechanisms, including stress. It was investigated whether increases in precarious employment were associated with changes in BMI in the United States.
methodsData were from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth adult cohort (1996-2016) (N = 7280). Thirteen indicators were identified to operationalize seven dimensions of precarious employment (range: 0-7, 7 indicating most precarious): material rewards, working-time arrangements, stability, workers' rights, collective organization, interpersonal relationships, and training. The precarious employment-BMI association was estimated using linear regression models and an instrumental variables approach; state- and individual-level firm sizes were the instruments for precarious employment. Models also included individual and year fixed effects and controlled for age, marital status, education, region, and industry.
resultsThe average precarious employment score (PES) was 3.49 (95% CI: 3.46-3.52). The PES was the highest among Hispanic (4.04; 95% CI: 3.92-4.15) and non-Hispanic Black (4.02; 95% CI: 3.92-4.12) women with lower education. A 1-point increase in the PES was associated with a 2.18-point increase in BMI (95% CI: 0.30-4.01).
conclusionsGiven that even small changes in weight affect chronic disease risk, policies to improve employment quality warrant consideration.
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