Abstract
Does lifestyle matter for sickness absence?
Highlights
Sickness absence mesmerises many researchers, in view of the large number of publications on risk factors for sickness absence
Available studies present evidence that unhealthy lifestyles could decrease workers’ productivity, but the overall picture is still scattered because most studies focus on single lifestyle factors, sickness absence of one specific disease, and have small study populations
Obesity was consistently associated with higher sickness absence rates for all six conditions, low physical activity with five conditions (1·23–1·67), smoking with five conditions (1·27–1·70), and high alcohol consumption with three conditions (1·10–1·27)
Summary
Sickness absence mesmerises many researchers, in view of the large number of publications on risk factors for sickness absence. A study[1] suggested that lifestyle behaviours and obesity might account for up to 10% of all sickness absence days.
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