Shift workers have similar leisure-time physical activity levels as day workers but are more sedentary at work

Objective Physical inactivity has been hypothesized as an underlying factor for the association between shift work and adverse health outcomes. We compared leisure-time and occupational physical activity and sedentary behavior between day, night, and non-night shift workers. Methods We identified 61...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health environment & health, 2017-03, Vol.43 (2), p.127-135
Main Authors: Hulsegge, Gerben, Gupta, Nidhi, Holtermann, Andreas, Jørgensen, Marie Birk, Proper, Karin I, van der Beek, Allard J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
24/7 society
Accelerometers
Accelerometry - methods
Activity patterns
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Behavior
Confidence intervals
Cross-Sectional Studies
Day work
day worker
Denmark
Exercise
exposure variation analysis
Female
Health behavior
Health outcomes
Health risks
Health status
Humans
irregular working hour
Job performance
Labor time
Leisure
Leisure Activities
Leisure time
leisure-time physical activity
Male
Manual labor
Middle Aged
Night shifts
night work
Nighttime
Nomads
Occupational Health
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Recreation
Regression analysis
Sedentary
Sedentary behavior
Sedentary Lifestyle
Shift work
shift worker
Shiftwork
Sleep deprivation
Statistical analysis
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Time
Time use
Walking
Work
Work hours
Work Schedule Tolerance - psychology
Workers
Workplace
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