期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DRUG POLICY
卷 94, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103190
关键词
Sickness absence; Alcohol use; Smoking; Social inequality; Educational groups
资金
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
- Norwegian Directorate of Health
The study investigated the association between alcohol use, cigarette smoking, and general sickness absence, as well as the moderating role of socio-economic status. Results showed that daily smoking was associated with sickness absence and a negative social gradient was found in the smoking-absence association. Reducing daily smoking might lead to lower sickness absence rates.
Background: While studies have found a social gradient in negative consequences of drinking and smoking, evidence is less clear for a gradient also in alcohol use and smoking's association with sickness absence. We investigate the association between alcohol use and cigarette smoking and general sickness absence, and examine the moderating role of socio-economic status for these associations when controlling for general health status. Method: Questions on alcohol use, measured by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C), smoking, general health and sickness absence were included in annual national cross-sectional telephone surveys on alcohol, tobacco and drug use (2015-18) amongst Norwegian adults aged 16-79-years (average response rate = 59%). The analytic sample comprised 4719 full-and part-time employees aged 25-79 years (46.7% were female, mean age = 44.3 years). Individual-level data on education were obtained from national registries. Results: In adjusted negative binomial regression analyses, current and former daily smoking were associated with a higher occurrence of sickness absence in groups with low educational attainment, but not in groups with high educational attainment. Alcohol use was negatively associated with sickness absence. While a significantly higher number of sickness days was reported by smokers in the low compared with the high education group, educational attainment did not moderate the alcohol use - sickness absence association. Conclusion: Daily smoking is associated with sickness absence. A negative social gradient was found in the smoking - absence association. Reduced daily smoking might give a reduction in sickness absence.
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