Does the benefit on survival from leisure time physical activity depend on physical activity at work? A prospective cohort study

Reference Holtermann A, Marott JL, Gyntelberg F, et al. Does the benefit on survival from leisure time physical activity depend on physical activity at work? A prospective cohort study. PLOS ONE 2013;8(1):e54548
Udgivet: 2013
[Type] Videnskabelig artikel
Resumé: [Open access] Purpose:To investigate if persons with high physical activity at work have the same benefits from leisure time physical activity as persons with sedentary work.Methods: In the Copenhagen City Heart Study, a prospective cohort of 7,411 males and 8,916 females aged 25-66 years without known cardiovascular disease at entry in 1976-78, 1981-83, 1991-94, or 2001-03, the authors analyzed with sex-stratified multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression the association between leisure time physical activity and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality among individuals with different levels of occupational physical activity.Results: During a median follow-up of 22.4 years, 4,003 individuals died from cardiovascular disease and 8,935 from all-causes. Irrespective of level of occupational physical activity, a consistently lower risk with increasing leisure time physical activity was found for both cardiovascular and all-cause mortality among both men and women. Compared to low leisure time physical activity, the survival benefit ranged from 1.5-3.6 years for moderate and 2.6-4.7 years for high leisure time physical activity among the different levels of occupational physical activity.Conclusion:Public campaigns and initiatives for increasing physical activity in the working population should target everybody, irrespective of physical activity at work.
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054548
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[Oprettet] 05.02.2013
 
Opdateret  05.02.2013
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