Open AccessThe interplay between physical activity at work and during leisure time – risk of ischemic heart disease and all-cause mortality in middle-aged Caucasian men
Author(s) -
Andreas Holtermann,
Ole Steen Mortensen,
Hermann Burr,
Karen Søgaard,
Finn Gyntelberg,
Poul Suadicani
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.1357
Subject(s) - hazard ratio , medicine , confounding , demography , confidence interval , lower risk , proportional hazards model , disease , gerontology , physical activity , physical therapy , sociology
Our aim was to test the hypothesis that a high level of physical activity during leisure time increases the risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality among men with high physical work demands.