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To assess the impact of overweight on premature mortality and work disability pensions across young and middle-aged Finnish adults.

October 13, 1990BMJOpen Access

Risk of disability and mortality due to overweight in a Finnish population.

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Prospective cohort study observes elevated work disability risks in overweight adults, indicating substantial preventable functional impairment.

To assess the impact of overweight on premature mortality and work disability pensions across young and middle-aged Finnish adults.
Prospective cohort study following 12,053 employed women and 19,076 employed men aged 25–64 from 34 Finnish communities.
Baseline data collected between 1966 and 1972 with follow-up through 1982 tracking all-cause and cause-specific mortality and work disability pensions.
Relative risks adjusted for age, geographical region, occupation, and smoking status across body mass index (BMI) categories.
Body mass index was a weak predictor of premature mortality but strongly predicted early work disability in a linear fashion.
Adjusted relative risks for work disability among individuals with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m² versus < 22.5 kg/m² were 2.0 (95% CI 1.8 to 2.3) in women and 1.5 (95% CI 1.3 to 1.7) in men.
Excess disability was driven by cardiovascular and musculoskeletal diseases rather than mental disorders, with overweight (BMI > 25 kg/m²) accounting for 25% of these pensions in women and 12.5% in men.

Rissanen et al. (1990) studied this question.

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Prospective cohort study observes elevated work disability risks in overweight adults, indicating substantial preventable functional impairment.