Prevalence of physical activity among the working population and correlation with work-related factors: Results from the first german national health survey

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 414-423

  Schneider, Sven ^a,b   Becker, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health behavior; Lifestyle; Occupational health; Physical activity; Population characteristics; Profession; Social support; Socioeconomic factors; Sports

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 26444525373     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13419145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.47.414     Document Type: Review

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