Occupational class differences in leisure-time physical inactivity – contribution of past and current physical workload and other working conditions
OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to examine the contribution of past and current physical workload to occupational class differences in leisure-time physical inactivity. METHODS: Data were taken from the Finnish population-based Health 2000 Survey of employees aged ≥30 years (N=3355). We assessed physical act...
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| author | Tomi Mäkinen Laura Kestilä Katja Borodulin Tuija Martelin Ossi Rahkonen Päivi Leino-Arjas Ritva Prättälä |
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| description | OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to examine the contribution of past and current physical workload to occupational class differences in leisure-time physical inactivity. METHODS: Data were taken from the Finnish population-based Health 2000 Survey of employees aged ≥30 years (N=3355). We assessed physical activity during leisure time using a questionnaire and dichotomized responses to inactive versus active. Occupational class was classified into white- and blue-collar worker. Adjustments were made for current work-related factors, other measures of socioeconomic position, clinically diagnosed chronic diseases, other health behaviors, and history of physical workload. We applied sequential logistic regression to the analyses. RESULTS: Inactivity during leisure time was more common in blue-collar employees than in their white-collar counterparts [women odds ratio (OR) 1.50, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.12–2.00; men OR 1.66, 95% CI 1.30–2.12]. These occupational differences were not due to working hours, work schedule, or chronic diseases. Among women, current job strain decreased the occupational differences in leisure-time physical inactivity slightly (OR 1.37, 95% CI 0.99–1.04). Education and household income contributed to occupational differences for men (OR 1.45, 95% CI 1.02–2.07), but had no additional effect among women. The occupation differences in leisure-time physical inactivity disappeared after adjusting for smoking and body mass index in women (OR 1.33, 95% CI 0.97–1.83) and men (OR 1.27, 95% CI 0.88–1.82) and were further attenuated after adjusting for history of physical workload among men (OR 1.07, 95% CI 0.67–1.72). CONCLUSIONS: Having a long history of exposure to physical work (among men) and a high current job strain (among women) contributed to occupational class differences in leisure-time physical inactivity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d71145a551da4a6b8f833d87fb0dca012022-12-21T21:25:28ZengNordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH)Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health0355-31401795-990X2010-01-01361627010.5271/sjweh.28792879Occupational class differences in leisure-time physical inactivity – contribution of past and current physical workload and other working conditionsTomi Mäkinen0Laura KestiläKatja BorodulinTuija MartelinOssi RahkonenPäivi Leino-ArjasRitva PrättäläNational Institute for Health and Welfare, FI-00271 Helsinki, Finland.OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to examine the contribution of past and current physical workload to occupational class differences in leisure-time physical inactivity. METHODS: Data were taken from the Finnish population-based Health 2000 Survey of employees aged ≥30 years (N=3355). We assessed physical activity during leisure time using a questionnaire and dichotomized responses to inactive versus active. Occupational class was classified into white- and blue-collar worker. Adjustments were made for current work-related factors, other measures of socioeconomic position, clinically diagnosed chronic diseases, other health behaviors, and history of physical workload. We applied sequential logistic regression to the analyses. RESULTS: Inactivity during leisure time was more common in blue-collar employees than in their white-collar counterparts [women odds ratio (OR) 1.50, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.12–2.00; men OR 1.66, 95% CI 1.30–2.12]. These occupational differences were not due to working hours, work schedule, or chronic diseases. Among women, current job strain decreased the occupational differences in leisure-time physical inactivity slightly (OR 1.37, 95% CI 0.99–1.04). Education and household income contributed to occupational differences for men (OR 1.45, 95% CI 1.02–2.07), but had no additional effect among women. The occupation differences in leisure-time physical inactivity disappeared after adjusting for smoking and body mass index in women (OR 1.33, 95% CI 0.97–1.83) and men (OR 1.27, 95% CI 0.88–1.82) and were further attenuated after adjusting for history of physical workload among men (OR 1.07, 95% CI 0.67–1.72). CONCLUSIONS: Having a long history of exposure to physical work (among men) and a high current job strain (among women) contributed to occupational class differences in leisure-time physical inactivity. https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=2879 inactivityclass differencephysical workloadhealth behaviorpopulation studyworkloadfinlandwork conditionsoccupational classsocioeconomic positionworking conditionsleisure-time physical inactivityleisure-timephysical inactivity |
| spellingShingle | Tomi Mäkinen Laura Kestilä Katja Borodulin Tuija Martelin Ossi Rahkonen Päivi Leino-Arjas Ritva Prättälä Occupational class differences in leisure-time physical inactivity – contribution of past and current physical workload and other working conditions Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health inactivity class difference physical workload health behavior population study workload finland work conditions occupational class socioeconomic position working conditions leisure-time physical inactivity leisure-time physical inactivity |
| title | Occupational class differences in leisure-time physical inactivity – contribution of past and current physical workload and other working conditions |
| title_full | Occupational class differences in leisure-time physical inactivity – contribution of past and current physical workload and other working conditions |
| title_fullStr | Occupational class differences in leisure-time physical inactivity – contribution of past and current physical workload and other working conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occupational class differences in leisure-time physical inactivity – contribution of past and current physical workload and other working conditions |
| title_short | Occupational class differences in leisure-time physical inactivity – contribution of past and current physical workload and other working conditions |
| title_sort | occupational class differences in leisure time physical inactivity contribution of past and current physical workload and other working conditions |
| topic | inactivity class difference physical workload health behavior population study workload finland work conditions occupational class socioeconomic position working conditions leisure-time physical inactivity leisure-time physical inactivity |
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