Abstract
Objective:To examine the association between employment status and physical activity and sedentary behavior.Methods:We included 2045 participants from The Maastricht Study, who used a thigh-worn accelerometer. We compared time spent sedentary, standing, stepping, and higher intensity physical activity between participants with different employment status (non-employed or low-, intermediate- or high-level occupation) with analysis of variance.Results:Participants in low-level occupations were less sedentary and standing and stepping more than those in other occupational categories and non-employed participants. Among the employed, the differences were mostly observed on weekdays, whereas the differences in sedentary time and standing between those in low-level occupations and non-employed participants were evident both on weekdays and weekend days.Conclusions:Those in low-level occupational category were less sedentary and more active than non-employed and those in other occupational categories, especially on weekdays.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 309-315 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2018 |
Keywords
- accelerometer
- activity domains
- employment
- physical activity
- sedentary behavior
- work
- SOCIOECONOMIC POSITION
- OFFICE WORKERS
- ADULTS
- SAMPLE
- MORTALITY
- PATTERNS
- DISEASE
- COHORT
- STEPS
- AGE