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Comparison of Firefighters’ Physical Activity Pattern During Work Day and Off Day



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    Male firefighters are well known as a high risk occupational group for obesity in the United States (US). However, few studies have examined possible work related mechanism that might contribute to their tendency to gaining weight. So it would be very interesting and important to examine their physical activity level at work and compare it to physical activity level on offday. This study presents the pattern of firefighters' physical activity objectively measured with actigraphs on two days (one 24-hr duty day and one 24-hr non-duty day). As part of the on-going FORWARD study, we analyzed the physical activity data of 30 firefighters in a Southern California county Wellness Fitness Program. We measured their work load, number of call, exercise and other work characteristics. Their average energy expenditure from physical activity on a work day was 677 Kcal and 500 Kcal on off day. In 22 of 30 firefighters (73.3%), physical activity level on a work day was higher than that on off day (this study will be finished till June, 2012). Among 6 periods of a 24-hr (every 4 hours), physical activity was the highest in 8am-12pm (273 Kcal in workday and 164 Kcal on offday, respectively). The amount of time spent on moderate physical activity per day was about 44 minutes on a work day, and 36 minutes on an off day, respectively. These results did not meet the guideline which the Fire Service Joint Labor Management Wellness Fitness Initiative recommends (60 to 90 minutes on every work shift). [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • Publisher:
    American Public Health Association
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Grant
  • Genre:
    Abstract or Summary
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20056202
  • Citation:
    APHA 140th Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 27-31, 2012, San Francisco, California. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2012 Oct; :269585
  • Contact Point Address:
    Hyoung Ryoul Kim, MD PhD, The Catholic University of Korea, University of California, Irvine Catholic Industrial Medical Center, Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, 5201 California Ave, Irvine, CA USA 92617
  • Email:
    cyclor@catholic.ac.kr
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2013
  • NORA Priority Area:
    Public Safety
  • Performing Organization:
    University of California - Irvine
  • Peer Reviewed:
    False
  • Start Date:
    20100901
  • Source Full Name:
    APHA 140th Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 27-31, 2012, San Francisco, California
  • End Date:
    20130831
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:49ef4d43a13f3d4e6ce05d2191e84d0f306a9e952b8eae0735614f4c4e3c64be9f7b8a432e4bae5cd1bfe30fb889e1fadb0945327b276b01df158345d9149eda
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