Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
Activity Level and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Physical Workload During Working Career (Short Communication)
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Title
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
Activity Level and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Physical Workload During Working Career (Short Communication)
Activity Level and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Physical Workload During Working Career (Short Communication)
Subject
Aging worker, Big data, Functional capacity, Physical activity, Work ability
Description
The increasing prevalence of inactivity and obesity, along with aging, has implications on work capacity
of labor force. This study reports the relationships between activity level and BMI by age with objectively measured physical workload. Data were examined from a sample of 19 481 Finnish employees using an estimate of minute-to-minute oxygen consumption based on R-R interval recordings. The mean estimated %VO2max during the working day was 12.1 (3.6) and 15.1 (4.5)% for men and women, respectively. Based on a linear model, the mean %VO2max increased by 1.5%-unit per 10-year increase in age, by 2.1%-unit per 5 kg/m2 increase in BMI, and decreased by 1.6%-unit if improving physical activity class by two (p < 0.001 for all). Overweight and obesity, together with inactivity, notably increases workload throughout the career, even though at young adulthood, the daily workload is almost the same for each person regardless of the BMI, activity level, or gender. This study highlights the importance of regular physical activity and normal weight in protecting the worker from excessive physical (cardiovascular) workload during the whole working career.
of labor force. This study reports the relationships between activity level and BMI by age with objectively measured physical workload. Data were examined from a sample of 19 481 Finnish employees using an estimate of minute-to-minute oxygen consumption based on R-R interval recordings. The mean estimated %VO2max during the working day was 12.1 (3.6) and 15.1 (4.5)% for men and women, respectively. Based on a linear model, the mean %VO2max increased by 1.5%-unit per 10-year increase in age, by 2.1%-unit per 5 kg/m2 increase in BMI, and decreased by 1.6%-unit if improving physical activity class by two (p < 0.001 for all). Overweight and obesity, together with inactivity, notably increases workload throughout the career, even though at young adulthood, the daily workload is almost the same for each person regardless of the BMI, activity level, or gender. This study highlights the importance of regular physical activity and normal weight in protecting the worker from excessive physical (cardiovascular) workload during the whole working career.
Creator
Satu K. Mänttäri, Juha A.H. Oksa, Jussi Virkkala, Julia A.K. Pietilä
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
December 2019
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Coverage
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
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Citation
Satu K. Mänttäri, Juha A.H. Oksa, Jussi Virkkala, Julia A.K. Pietilä, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 10 Issue 4 2019
Activity Level and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Physical Workload During Working Career (Short Communication),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 5, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1949.
Activity Level and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Physical Workload During Working Career (Short Communication),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 5, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1949.