Obesity is associated with more sick leave and lower quality of life among Malay male security officers

• Main Authors: Tan, Se Xian, Norhayati Ibrahim,, Nuruljannah Johari,, Roszanadia Rusli,, Zahara Abdul Manaf,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10112/1/14624-40300-1-SM.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10112/; http://ejournal.ukm.my/jskm/issue/view/634

Obesity is a risk factor for chronic diseases which can affect work productivity and physical function of employees particularly among those in security sector. The study aimed to determine the association between obesity with total days of sick leave and health related quality of life (HRQoL) among...