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Workers with high work engagement have a significantly lower prevalence of obesity and overweight. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To evaluate the association between levels of work engagement and the prevalence of overweight and obesity among employees.

September 14, 2026Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Association between Work Engagement and Obesity among Workers in a Large Japanese Company

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亜清亜子清水 KTKiyohide Tomooka SSSetsuko Sato

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Cross-sectional study reveals lower rates of obesity and overweight among highly engaged corporate employees, suggesting positive mental involvement at work tracks with healthier body weight.

Key Points

To evaluate the association between levels of work engagement and the prevalence of overweight and obesity among employees.
Conducted a cross-sectional study of 20,611 workers at a large Japanese company.
Categorized work engagement into tertiles and defined overweight as BMI ≥ 25 kg/m² and obesity as BMI ≥ 30 kg/m².
Applied multivariable-adjusted logistic regression models to evaluate associations while controlling for potential confounders.
Workers in the highest work engagement tertile had significantly lower odds of obesity compared to the lowest tertile (multivariable-adjusted OR 0.78, 95% CI 0.67–0.92; moderate tertile OR 0.93, 95% CI 0.80–1.1; p for trend < 0.01).
High work engagement was also inversely associated with overweight (highest tertile multivariable-adjusted OR 0.91, 95% CI 0.84–0.98; moderate tertile OR 0.96, 95% CI 0.89–1.04; p for trend = 0.02).

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清水 et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b42d0926e14a848b3d0f https://doi.org/10.1097/jom.0000000000003885

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September 14, 2026Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Association between Work Engagement and Obesity among Workers in a Large Japanese Company

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Authors

亜清亜子清水 KTKiyohide Tomooka SSSetsuko Sato

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Overview

Cross-sectional study reveals lower rates of obesity and overweight among highly engaged corporate employees, suggesting positive mental involvement at work tracks with healthier body weight.

Key Points

To evaluate the association between levels of work engagement and the prevalence of overweight and obesity among employees.
Conducted a cross-sectional study of 20,611 workers at a large Japanese company.
Categorized work engagement into tertiles and defined overweight as BMI ≥ 25 kg/m² and obesity as BMI ≥ 30 kg/m².
Applied multivariable-adjusted logistic regression models to evaluate associations while controlling for potential confounders.
Workers in the highest work engagement tertile had significantly lower odds of obesity compared to the lowest tertile (multivariable-adjusted OR 0.78, 95% CI 0.67–0.92; moderate tertile OR 0.93, 95% CI 0.80–1.1; p for trend < 0.01).
High work engagement was also inversely associated with overweight (highest tertile multivariable-adjusted OR 0.91, 95% CI 0.84–0.98; moderate tertile OR 0.96, 95% CI 0.89–1.04; p for trend = 0.02).

Cite This Study

清水 et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b42d0926e14a848b3d0f https://doi.org/10.1097/jom.0000000000003885

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