The physical strenuousness of work is slightly associated with an upward trend in the BMI

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1346-1355

  Böckerman, Petri ^a   Johansson, Edvard ^b   Jousilahti, Pekka ^c,d   Uutela, Antti ^c  

^a LABOUR INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b Elinkeinoelaman Tutkimuslaitos   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body mass index (BMI); Finland; Longitudinal; Obesity; Occupational structure; Overweight; Physical strenuousness

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; ESTIMATION METHOD; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SELF REPORT; SITTING;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 38949174193     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.12.015     Document Type: Article

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