Association Between Male Menopause Severity and Presenteeism: A Cross-sectional Study

Hiroki Beppu; Makoto Okawara; Satoshi Yamashita; Seiichiro Tateishi; Shigeo Horie; Toshiyuki Yasui; Yoshihisa Fujino

doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000003294

Association Between Male Menopause Severity and Presenteeism: A Cross-sectional Study

J Occup Environ Med. 2024 Dec 3. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003294. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Hiroki Beppu, Makoto Okawara¹, Satoshi Yamashita¹, Seiichiro Tateishi², Shigeo Horie³, Toshiyuki Yasui⁴, Yoshihisa Fujino¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Environmental Epidemiology, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Fukuoka, Japan.
² Disaster Occupational Health Center, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Fukuoka, Japan.
³ Department of Urology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
⁴ Department of Reproductive and Menopausal Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.

PMID: 39639516
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003294

Abstract

Objective: This study explored the association between symptoms of male menopause and presenteeism among middle-aged men in Japan.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 3,795 men aged 40 to 59 years who were in current employment in Japan. Male menopause symptoms were assessed using the Aging Male Symptoms (AMS) scale. Presenteeism was measured with the Work Functioning Impairment Scale (WFun). Poisson regression analysis was conducted.

Results: The prevalence of presenteeism increased with increasing total AMS scale score (p for trend <0.001). Severe AMS scale group showed prevalence ratio of 11.81 (95% confidence interval: 9.45-14.74) compared to no symptoms group. Each subscale demonstrated a dose-response relationship when evaluated independently.

Conclusions: We identified a strong association between male menopause symptoms and presenteeism. Addressing these symptoms, particularly the psychological and physical symptoms, in the workplace could reduce presenteeism.