Occupational Physical Activity in Brewery and Office Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Rosecrance JC ; Severson RL ; Thhompson JF
• Description:
  Active lifestyles are beneficial to health and well-being but our workplaces may not be inherently supportive of physical activity at work. With the increasing use of technology in the workplace, many jobs are becoming more sedentary. The purpose of this study was to characterize levels of occupational physical activity (OPA) among active and sedentary workers. Two types of activity trackers (Fitbit Charge HR and Hexoskin) were used to assess activity measures (steps, heart rate, and energy expenditure) among workers during one full work shift. The first objective of the study was to assess the agreement between two types of accelerometer-based activity trackers as measures of occupational physical activity. The second objective of this study was to assess differences in measures of OPA among workers in generally physically active (brewery) and sedentary (office) work environments. Occupational physical activity data were collected from 50 workers in beer-brewing tasks and 51 workers in office work tasks. The 101 subjects were from the brewing service sector, a call center, and an engineering office within a manufacturing facility. A two-factor repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to assess the two activity tracking devices while two-sample t-tests were used to compare the two worker groups. There were statistically significant differences in total steps and mean heart rate between the two devices. When comparing the two groups of workers there were statistically significant differences in measures of steps, mean heart rate, and energy expenditure. The results of the present study provide quantitative evidence that levels of OPA should be identified for different work groups. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Blood
  • Body Weight
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Hematologic Diseases
  • Men
  • Mental Health
  • Neoplasms
  • Occupational Health
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Physical fitness
  • Physiological function
  • Physiology
  • Workers
  • Work environment
  • Humans
  • Men
  • Women
  • Sampling
  • Exposure levels
  More +
• ISSN:
  1545-9624
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053059
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Hyg 2018 Sep; 15(9):686-699
• Contact Point Address:
  Janalee Thompson, for Work, Health and Environment, Colorado School of Public Health, 13001E. 17th Place, 3rd Floor, Mail Stop B-119, Aurora, CO 80045
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  University of Colorado, Denver
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• End Date:
  20250630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215909/cdc_215909_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.10 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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