Open AccessPhysical activity at work may not be health enhancing. A systematic review with meta-analysis on the association between occupational physical activity and cardiovascular disease mortality covering 23 studies with 655 892 participants
Author(s) -
Bart Cillekens,
Maaike A. Huysmans,
Andreas Holtermann,
Willem van Mechelen,
Leon Straker,
Niklas Krause,
Allard J. van der Beek,
Pieter Coenen
Publication year - 2021
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.3993
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , cinahl , meta analysis , systematic review , observational study , confidence interval , gerontology , epidemiology , psycinfo , disease , occupational safety and health , demography , medline , environmental health , psychological intervention , pathology , psychiatry , sociology , political science , law
Emerging evidence suggests contrasting health effects for leisure-time and occupational physical activity. In this systematic review, we synthesized and described the epidemiological evidence regarding the association between occupational physical activity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality.