Sedentary work-Associations between five-year changes in occupational sitting time and body mass index

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-5

  Eriksen, Dorte ^a   Rosthøj, Susanne ^b   Burr, Hermann ^c   Holtermann, Andreas ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Change in occupational sitting time; Occupational sitting; Public health; Sedentary behavior; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL SITTING TIME; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SITTING; SOCIAL STATUS; TIME; UNDERWEIGHT; WEIGHT CHANGE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ADOLESCENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921768171     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.12.038     Document Type: Article

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