TY - T1 - Self-reported health problems and obesity predict sickness absence during a 12-month follow-up : a prospective cohort study in 21 608 employees from different industries SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/326369 T3 - A1 - Pihlajamäki, Minna; Uitti, J.; Arola, H.; Ollikainen, J.; Korhonen, M.; Nummi, T.; Taimela, S. A2 - PB - Y1 - 2019 LA - eng AB - Objectives To study whether self-reported health problems predict sickness absence (SA) from work in employees from different industries. Methods The results of a health risk appraisal (HRA) were combined with archival data of SA of 21 608 employees (59% female, 56% clerical). Exposure variables were self-reported health problems, labelled as ' work disability (WD) risk factors' in the HRA, presence of problems with occupational well-being and obesity. Age, socioeconomic grading and the number o... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - health surveillance; occupational health practice; risk assessment; sickness absence; absenteeism; adult; age; aged; Article; cohort analysis; employee; evaluation study; exposure variable; female; Finland; follow up; gender; health hazard; human; Hurdle model; industry; major clinical study; male; middle aged; obesity; outcome assessment; prediction; predictive validity; prospective study; retrospective study; risk factor; self report; socioeconomics; statistical model; wellbeing; work disability; adolescent; health status; health status indicator; medical leave; occupational health; young adult; Absenteeism; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Cohort Studies; Female; Health Status; Health Status Indicators; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity; Occupational Health; Prospective Studies; Retrospective Studies; Self Report; Sick Leave; Young Adult; 3142 Public health care science, environmental and occupational health N1 - PP - ER -