Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with sickness absence and work ability
Kolu, P.; Raitanen, J.; Sievänen, H.; Tokola, K.; Vähä-Ypyä, H.; Nieminen, E.; Vasankari, T. (2022-08)
Kolu, P.
Raitanen, J.
Sievänen, H.
Tokola, K.
Vähä-Ypyä, H.
Nieminen, E.
Vasankari, T.
08 / 2022
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202212028832
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202212028832
Kuvaus
Peer reviewed
Tiivistelmä
BACKGROUND: Physical activity may sustain the physical aspect of work ability despite health problems such as musculoskeletal disorders and anxiety, which are the most prevalent work-related health problem in Europe. AIMS: To evaluate the association of Finnish municipal workers' accelerometer-measured physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness with their sickness absence levels, perceived work ability and health-related quality of life. METHODS: In connection with a randomized controlled trial recruiting 185 municipal workers, the authors performed baseline data analysis utilizing quantile regression to examine relationships between the outcome variables (all-cause sickness absence for 6 months, perceived work ability and health-related quality of life) and cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, and physical activity, and sedentary behaviour. All results were adjusted for age, sex and education level. RESULTS: The median duration of all-cause sickness absence over the preceding 6 months was lowest among participants with high cardiorespiratory fitness relative to the lowest tertile (2.0 versus 6.0 days; P < 0.05), and the highest perceived work ability was found among those with high or moderate cardiorespiratory fitness as compared to the lowest tertile (8.0 versus 7.0; P < 0.001). Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity correlated positively with the physical component of health-related quality of life (P < 0.01) and with a high cardiorespiratory-fitness level (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: High cardiorespiratory fitness was associated with decreased all-cause sickness absence days and improved work ability among municipal workers.
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- TUNICRIS-julkaisut [17001]