98%
921
2 minutes
20
This study examined the association between occupational status and physical activity (PA) in Korea. A total of 9,000 Koreans age 10 to 89 years participated in the Korean Survey of Citizens' Sports Participation project in 2012. However, 3,851 participants were excluded from the analysis (housewives, students, and the jobless), providing a sample size of 5,149 participants (3,165 men and 1,984 women) for this study. The association between occupational status and PA was then evaluated using multivariate logistic regression analysis. The odds ratios (ORs; 95% confidence interval [CI]) for reporting at least weekly PA according to job intensity, after adjusting for sex and age, were as follows: moderate-intensity jobs, 1.164 [1.026, 1.320], p = .018; and vigorous-intensity jobs, 1.591 [1.318, 1.921], p < .001, compared with low-intensity jobs as a reference category. For PA intensity in low- and moderate-intensity jobs, after adjusting for sex and age, the ORs (95% CI) were as follows: low-intensity PA, 1.355 [1.033, 1.778], p = .028, moderate PA, 1.227 [1.096, 1.487], p = .002, and vigorous PA, 1.570 [1.213, 2.032], p < .001, compared with sedentary as a reference category. For the intensity of PA among participants with low- or vigorous-intensity jobs, after adjusting for sex and age, the ORs (95% CI) were as follows: low-intensity PA, 1.015 [0.649, 1.586], p = .948, moderate-intensity PA, 1.890 [1.416, 2.522], p < .001, and vigorous-intensity PA, 2.403 [1.395, 4.139], p = .002, compared with sedentary as a reference category. For the intensity of PA between moderate-intensity and vigorous-intensity jobs, after adjusting for sex and age, the ORs (95% CI) were as follows: low-intensity PA, 1.010 [0.759, 1.344], p = .945, moderate-intensity PA, 1.381 [1.136, 1.678], p = .001, and vigorous-intensity PA, 1.595 [1.023, 2.486], p = .039, compared to sedentary as a reference category. The presented findings show a strong association between occupational status and PA patterns for Koreans.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
---|---|
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2016.1160332 | DOI Listing |
Arq Gastroenterol
September 2025
Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais/Ebserh, Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia; Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
Background: Most Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infections are acquired in childhood. It remains uncertain whether gastroenterologists involved in endoscopic procedures face an increased occupational risk of H.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRev Bras Enferm
September 2025
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Objective: To analyze the workplace resilience of nursing professionals who worked in hospitals in southern Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated factors.
Methods: A mixed-methods study with an explanatory sequential design, conducted in four hospitals in Rio Grande do Sul. A cross-sectional study with 845 nursing workers was followed by an exploratory descriptive study involving 17 of these workers.
PLoS One
September 2025
School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Emergency response work has historically been performed by men and thus designed with them in mind; however, during the past few decades, increasing numbers of women are conducting this work. Despite growing participation, research suggests women first responders continue to face unsupportive workplace structures and cultures. This study explored the occupational experiences of women who work as firefighters, police officers, and paramedics from Southern Ontario, Canada.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPLoS One
September 2025
Methodology and Analysis, Statistics Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Background: Previous studies have found paternal occupation, childhood intelligence, and educational attainment to be important predictors of socioeconomic status (SES) later in life. However, these factors only explain part of the variance in SES and thus, it is important to identify other predictors of SES and trajectories of influence from early childhood to adulthood.
Objectives: To analyze predictors of SES attainment during the life course from early childhood to midlife with special emphasis on identifying direct and indirect effects on midlife SES of early childhood, late childhood and young adult characteristics.
PLoS One
September 2025
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Background: Having access to Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITNs) is crucial for avoiding malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where the disease burden is disproportionately high. Despite their efficacy, socioeconomic, demographic, and geographic factors continue to cause notable differences in ITN access within and between nations. By employing a multilevel analysis of data from 29 Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) throughout SSA, this study seeks to fill knowledge gaps about the factors that influence access at the individual and community levels.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF