Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Workers’ Compensation Claims and Costs: Results From the North Carolina League of Municipalities Database

OBJECTIVE:To determine whether a relationship exists between elevated levels of body mass index (BMI) and workers’ compensation measures. METHODS:This was a retrospective analysis of 3951 workers’ compensation claimants between 1981 and 2009 representing municipal workplaces. A BMI scale composed of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2015-09, Vol.57 (9), p.931-937
Hauptverfasser:	Chenoweth, David H., Rager, Robin C., Haynes, Robert G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Absenteeism Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Body Mass Index Databases, Factual Female Health care expenditures Humans Indemnity Male Middle Aged North Carolina Obesity Original Article Sex Distribution Workers compensation Workers' Compensation - economics Young Adult
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