Reply #112: exercise is associated with absence from work. you're costing us money! punishment must follow!

[Hannah Bell]

http://www.facoccmed.ac.uk/library/index.jsp?ref=527

Results

There was no difference in sickness absence between smokers and non smokers, however there was an increase in sickness absence with increasing Body Mass Index (BMI) (correlation coefficient 10.9 %-p=0.005) and perhaps surprisingly there was an increase in sickness absence with increasing exercise participation (correlation coefficient 7.7% p=0.045).