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Does the Benefit on Survival from Leisure Time Physical Activity Depend on Physical Activity at Work? A Prospective Cohort Study.
- Source :
- PLoS ONE; Jan2013, Vol. 8 Issue 1, Special section p1-6, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 85383740
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054548