Obesity and Its Relationship with Occupational Injury in the Canadian Workforce

Objectives. To examine associations between obesity and occupational injury. Methods. Participants consisted of a representative sample of 7,678 adult Canadian workers. Participants were placed into normal weight, overweight, and obese categories based on their body mass index. Different injury type...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ian Janssen, Eric Bacon, William Pickett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/531403