Influencia del sobrepeso y la obesidad en el absentismo laboral por enfermedades comunes en una empresa de administración de pensiones en Lima metropolitana en el periodo 2018

Abstract

Overweight and obesity are the most frequent problems in the working population. Objective: Determine the influence of overweight and obesity with absenteeism due to common illnesses. Material and methods: Analytical cross-sectional study, secondary bases of results of occupational medical examinations and medical breaks were used. Simple and multiple regression analysis was performed using generalized linear models. Results: Of 649 participants, overweight represented 44.2% and obesity 19.1%. The variables that show a statistically significant influence (p <0.05) with work absenteeism are gender, job, having a pathological personal history, anemia, musculoskeletal alteration, alteration in the urine test, hearing loss and nutritional diagnosis.The male gender decreased the frequency of absenteeism by 51% and obesity increased the frequency of absenteeism in the short and long term by 35%. Conclusions: An increased frequency of short-term and long-term absenteeism was found in female workers and in those with obesity.