Bariatric Surgery and Risk of Unemployment and Sickness Absence.
Maja BrammingUlrik BeckerMaja B JørgensenSøren NeermarkThue BisgaardJanne S TolstrupPublished in: Obesity surgery (2022)
Men undergoing bariatric surgery had a lower risk of unemployment 5 years after surgery compared with non-operated men with obesity; however, women presented a higher risk of unemployment after 5 years. The risk of sickness absence was higher for both men and women up to 5 years after undergoing bariatric surgery.