Metabolic Syndrome and the Increased Risk of Medically Certified Long-term Sickness Absence: A Prospective Analysis Among Japanese Workers

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has been associated with various chronic diseases that may lead to long-term sickness absence (LTSA), but there is lacking information on the direct association between MetS and LTSA. The present study aimed to investigate the all-cause and cause-specific associ...

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Main Authors: Dong V. Hoang, Shamima Akter, Yosuke Inoue, Keisuke Kuwahara, Ami Fukunaga, Zobida Islam, Tohru Nakagawa, Toru Honda, Shuichiro Yamamoto, Hiroko Okazaki, Toshiaki Miyamoto, Takayuki Ogasawara, Naoko Sasaki, Akihiko Uehara, Makoto Yamamoto, Takeshi Kochi, Masafumi Eguchi, Taiki Shirasaka, Makiko Shimizu, Satsue Nagahama, Ai Hori, Teppei Imai, Akiko Nishihara, Kentaro Tomita, Chihiro Nishiura, Maki Konishi, Isamu Kabe, Kenya Yamamoto, Tetsuya Mizoue, Seitaro Dohi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Epidemiological Association 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Epidemiology
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/33/6/33_JE20210185/_pdf