Table II.

Trends in unadjusted work-related unemployment, sick leave, disability, absenteeism, and work limitations among employed women, by BMI and PHQ categories^*

Work Status	Normal Weight	Over- weight	Obese	P value for trend*	PHQ <5	PHQ 5.0-9.9	PHQ ≥10	P value for trend*
% Unemployed	1.4%	3.9%	2.2%	0.30	1.2%	4.0%	4.8%	0.05
% Temporarily Laid Off	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%	0.16	0.7%	0.4%	1.7%	0.23
% Sick Leave	0.1%	0.3%	0.2%	0.68	0.0%	0.1%	1.2%	0.07
% Disabled	1.1%	2.9%	4.9%	<0.05	1.7%	3.7%	7.3%	<0.05
Mean days of work missed in past month	0.5	0.8	1.1	<0.05	0.4	1.2	2.0	<0.05
% Any absenteeism in past month	17.4%	22.9%	31.0%	<0.05	16.1%	31.7%	47.4%	<0.05
% Work limitations (all or most of time)	7.5%	8.2%	12.3%	0.03	6.6%	10.7%	21.3%	<0.05

^*BMI = body mass index; Normal Weight = BMI 18.5-24.9, Overweight = BMI 25.0-29.9, and Obese = BMI possible scores 0-27); P-values indicate the unadjusted trend across BMI and PHQ categories separately