Open AccessDoes obesity contribute to non-fatal occupational injury? Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
Author(s) -
Tin-Chi Lin,
Santosh K. Verma,
Theodore K. Courtney
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3347
Subject(s) - gee , obesity , generalized estimating equation , odds ratio , national longitudinal surveys , confidence interval , logistic regression , demography , body mass index , medicine , odds , national health and nutrition examination survey , cohort , cohort study , longitudinal study , gerontology , environmental health , statistics , population , mathematics , pathology , sociology
The relationship between obesity and occupational injuries remains unclear in the literature due to limitations in study design and sample composition. To better assess the contribution of obesity to occupational injury, we used data from a nationally representative cohort, the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79) in 1988-2000.