Association between precarious employment and BMI in the United States
Authors' conclusion
Given that even small changes in weight affect chronic disease risk, policies to improve employment quality warrant consideration.
Study context
- Population
- US adults, National Longitudinal Survey of Youth adult cohort (1996–2016)
- Participants
- 7,280 adults
- Exposure
- Precarious employment score and BMI
- Outcome
- Change in BMI per 1-point increase in precarious employment score (range 0-7)
Methodological detailslinear regression, instrumental variables approach, individual and year fixed effects
- Linear regression
- Instrumental variables approach
- Individual and year fixed effects
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
BMI per 1-point increase in PES
Increase in BMI per 1-point precarious employment score (PES) increase
2.18
95% CI 0.30–4.01
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Average precarious employment score
- Average PES
- 3.49 (95% CI: 3.46-3.52)
- PES, Hispanic women with lower education
- 4.04 (95% CI: 3.92-4.15)
- PES, non-Hispanic Black women with lower education
- 4.02 (95% CI: 3.92-4.12)
Original publication
Association between precarious employment and BMI in the United States. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 21 December 2022. doi:10.
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