Occupational class differences in leisure-time physical inactivity - Contribution of past and current physical workload and other working conditions

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-70

  Mäkinen, Tomi ^a   Kestilä, Laura ^a,b   Borodulin, Katja ^a   Martelin, Tuija ^a   Rahkonen, Ossi ^c   Leino Arjas, Päivi ^d   Prättälä, Ritva ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Finnish Youth Research Network   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; Health behavior; Population study; Socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DATA SET; DISEASE PREVALENCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUE COLLAR WORKER; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCOME; JOB ADAPTATION; JOB STRESS; LEISURE; MALE; NAMED GROUPS BY OCCUPATION; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSE VARIABLE; RISK; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; WHITE COLLAR WORKER; WORK; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; MIDDLE AGED; RECREATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; ADJUSTMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; WORKING TIME;

FINLAND;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECREATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77949890929     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.2879     Document Type: Article

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