Engelsk titel: What are the associations between occupational physical activity and overweight?
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Författare:
Graff-Iversen S
;
Skurtveit S
;
Sörensen M
;
Nybö A
Email: sidsel.graff-iversen@shus.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 19
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 01101921
Sammanfattning
INTERPRETATION : The inverse association between physical work and overweight does not indicate an important role of physical work in weight control of women. In men, several explanations are possible. One interpretation is that physical work is of importance for weight control in some rural areas and in men with physical activity in their leisure time.
RESULTS : Among women, sedentary or light physical work was associated with the lowest body mass indices and heavy physical work with the highest. Among men, occupational physical activity was associated with a slightly higher body mass index in general, but not in all counties and not in men who were physically inactive in their leisure time. In the survey in Nord-Trøndelag 1995-97 the body mass index in men was lower in those with physical work than in those with sedentary occupations.
MATERIAL AND METHODS : We analysed data from population screenings in Norwegian counties 1974-97. Occupational physical activity was measured by a question with four alternative answers.
BACKGROUND : The increasing trend for obesity, together with reduced occupational physical activity in Norway, led us to study the association between work activity and body mass index.