The relationship between occupational physical activity and self-reported vs measured total physical activity
Year: 2019
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Introduction Despite the well-established benefits of physical activity (PA), a large portion of U.S. adults are not meeting recommended health-based guidelines. Although PA occurs in several domains, population-based studies tend to focus on leisure-time PA, with few studies examining occupational activity (OA) level as a separate determinant of overall PA. Methods Data were obtained from the 2014–2016 Survey of Health of Wisconsin (SHOW). Currently employed SHOW participants (n = 822) were categorized into OA level categories. Bivariate analyses and multinomial logistic regression analyses were used to identify predictors and to test associations between OA and odds of meeting total PA guidelines using both self-reported and accelerometer-based data. Results Individuals with high OA level jobs tended to be males ( p < 0.01), current smokers ( p < 0.01), and have low education ( p < 0.01). When measured by self-report, a greater proportion of individuals in high OA jobs (89%) met the physical activity guidelines compared to those in medium (78%) and low (76%) OA jobs ( p = 0.01). Further, adjusted odds of doing some PA vs meeting PA guidelines were higher for low OA vs. high OA level (OR = 2.40, 95% CI 1.46–3.94, p < 0.01). This trend was not observed when PA was measured via accelerometer (OR = 1.00, 95% CI 0.62–1.60, p = 0.99). Conclusions Correlations between low, intermediate, and high OA and levels of overall PA varied by measurement type. Further research is needed to improve PA measurements within subdomains such as OA and to examine the tradeoffs between OA and leisure-time PA and relationships with health.
Source: Preventive Medicine Reports
Institution: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Language: English
Topic: Physical Activity and Health
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,700
Funders: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, National Center for Research Resources, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Awards: G115506582, G2783884593, Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award (UW-Madison)(UL1), G4771592138, G4807559958, G5132448123, Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award, G6563963068, G7576497509, G8821676361, G8876386079, G9000118175, G9000292919, University of Wisconsin Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
OpenAlex ID: W2950187201