Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Labor Market Attachment: Sequence Analysis
ObjectivesPolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder in women of fertile age which may also affect the labor market attachment. We investigated labor market attachment trajectories among working age women diagnosed with PCOS.MethodsA cohort of 157,356 women born in 1975–1977 were foll...
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| author | Beata Vivien Boldis Beata Vivien Boldis Ilona Grünberger Jonas Helgertz Jonas Helgertz Agneta Cederström |
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| description | ObjectivesPolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder in women of fertile age which may also affect the labor market attachment. We investigated labor market attachment trajectories among working age women diagnosed with PCOS.MethodsA cohort of 157,356 women born in 1975–1977 were followed annually between the ages of 30 and 39, using data from Swedish administrative registers. Multinomial logistic regression was employed to assess associations between being diagnosed with PCOS (after the age of 15) and belonging to the identified clusters of labor market attachment trajectories.ResultsWomen with PCOS spent less time in employment and were more dependent on sickness benefits during the follow-up time than those without PCOS. Five labor market attachment clusters were identified: stable employment, education into employment, labor market exclusion, continuously unstable position, long-term sickness. Compared to being in the stable employment cluster, women diagnosed with PCOS were more likely to experience long-term sickness [RRR (relative risk ratio): 1.97 (CI: 1.90–2.05)], and education into employment [RRR: 1.11 (CI: 1.07–1.15)].ConclusionPCOS can lead to disadvantaged labor market outcomes. Better strategies are needed to prevent economic exclusion among women diagnosed with PCOS. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d7979d0ea9874c81a39e48e653f4ca1d2025-08-20T02:11:47ZengFrontiers Media S.A.International Journal of Public Health1661-85642025-04-017010.3389/ijph.2025.16078891607889Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Labor Market Attachment: Sequence AnalysisBeata Vivien Boldis0Beata Vivien Boldis1Ilona Grünberger2Jonas Helgertz3Jonas Helgertz4Agneta Cederström5Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SwedenEpidemiology, Population Studies and Infrastructures (EPI@LUND), Lund University, Lund, SwedenDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SwedenCentre for Economic Demography, Lund University School of Economics and Management, Lund, SwedenDepartment of Economic History, Lund University, Lund, SwedenDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SwedenObjectivesPolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder in women of fertile age which may also affect the labor market attachment. We investigated labor market attachment trajectories among working age women diagnosed with PCOS.MethodsA cohort of 157,356 women born in 1975–1977 were followed annually between the ages of 30 and 39, using data from Swedish administrative registers. Multinomial logistic regression was employed to assess associations between being diagnosed with PCOS (after the age of 15) and belonging to the identified clusters of labor market attachment trajectories.ResultsWomen with PCOS spent less time in employment and were more dependent on sickness benefits during the follow-up time than those without PCOS. Five labor market attachment clusters were identified: stable employment, education into employment, labor market exclusion, continuously unstable position, long-term sickness. Compared to being in the stable employment cluster, women diagnosed with PCOS were more likely to experience long-term sickness [RRR (relative risk ratio): 1.97 (CI: 1.90–2.05)], and education into employment [RRR: 1.11 (CI: 1.07–1.15)].ConclusionPCOS can lead to disadvantaged labor market outcomes. Better strategies are needed to prevent economic exclusion among women diagnosed with PCOS.https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2025.1607889/fullPCOSlabor market attachmentsequence analysissickness benefitunemployment |
| spellingShingle | Beata Vivien Boldis Beata Vivien Boldis Ilona Grünberger Jonas Helgertz Jonas Helgertz Agneta Cederström Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Labor Market Attachment: Sequence Analysis International Journal of Public Health PCOS labor market attachment sequence analysis sickness benefit unemployment |
| title | Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Labor Market Attachment: Sequence Analysis |
| title_full | Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Labor Market Attachment: Sequence Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Labor Market Attachment: Sequence Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Labor Market Attachment: Sequence Analysis |
| title_short | Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Labor Market Attachment: Sequence Analysis |
| title_sort | polycystic ovary syndrome and labor market attachment sequence analysis |
| topic | PCOS labor market attachment sequence analysis sickness benefit unemployment |
| url | https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2025.1607889/full |
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