Lifestyle-related risk factors and trajectories of work disability over 5 years in employees with diabetes: findings from two prospective cohort studies - UTU Research Portal

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Lifestyle-related risk factors and trajectories of work disability over 5 years in employees with diabetes: findings from two prospective cohort studies

Authors: Virtanen M, Kivimäki M, Zins M, Dray-Spira R, Oksanen T, Ferrie JE, Okuloff A, Pentti J, Head J, Goldberg M, Vahtera J

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Publication year: 2015

Journal: Diabetic Medicine

Journal name in source: DIABETIC MEDICINE

Journal acronym: DIABETIC MED

Volume: 32

Issue: 10

First page : 1335

Last page: 1341

Number of pages: 7

ISSN: 0742-3071

eISSN: 1464-5491

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.12787

Abstract

Conclusions: The majority of employees with diabetes have low disability rates, although 10% are on a high and increasing disability trajectory. Lifestyle-related risk factors have similar associations with disability among employees with and without diabetes, except smoking which was only associated with poorer prognosis in diabetes.