Association Between Employment Status and Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior—The Maastricht Study. Issue 4 (April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pulakka, Anna; Stenholm, Sari; Bosma, Hans; Schaper, Nicolaas C.; Savelberg, Hans H.C.M.; Stehouwer, Coen D.A.; van der Kallen, Carla J.H.; Dagnelie, Pieter C.; Sep, Simone J.S.; Koster, Annemarie
• Is Part Of: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. Volume 60:Issue 4(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-04
• Subjects: accelerometer -- activity domains -- employment -- physical activity -- sedentary behavior -- work; Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Environmental health -- Periodicals; Occupational Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental Medicine -- Periodicals; Environmental health; Medicine, Industrial; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9803
• DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001254
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1076-2752

Abstract

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. Abstract : Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text