title: Restrained eating is related to augmented overweight-associated absenteeism in a prospective study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To replicate in a prospective analysis the earlier cross-sectional moderator effects of physical activity, sports, and dietary restraint on overweight-associated absenteeism.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using a web-based life style questionnaire in a large banking corporation responses were obtained from 2298 employees. These data were coupled with the data from the company absenteeism registration in the year preceding (T1) and the year following (T2) the assessment of physical activity, sports, and dietary restraint. In all analyses we controlled for age, sex, level of education, and smoking. In addition, we controlled for possible confounding effects of perceived general health and energy at work and in the analyses with dietary restraint also for emotional and external eating and physical activity and sports.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Only restrained eating was found to moderate the relation between overweight and/or obesity on the one hand and absenteeism at T2 on the other hand. The degree of overweight and obesity was more strongly related to augmented absenteeism at T2 in people with higher levels of dietary restraint.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To reduce absenteeism in overweight and/or obese employees it seems indeed wise to advise them to stop dieting.
authors.affiliation: Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Tatjana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: van Strien
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Koenders
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000328:Adult; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015444:Exercise; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D050177:Overweight / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D013177:Sports / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult