Open AccessMulti-wave cohort study of sedentary work and risk of ischemic heart disease
Author(s) -
Simone Visbjerg Møller,
Harald Hannerz,
Åse Marie Hansen,
Hermann Burr,
Andreas Holtermann
Publication year - 2015
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.3540
Subject(s) - cohort , medicine , disease , cardiology , cohort study , physical therapy
This study aimed to investigate whether sedentary work is a distinct risk factor for ischemic heart disease (IHD) when the effect of occupational sitting is disentangled from that of occupational physical activity.