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SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH
Volume 35, Issue 6, Pages 466-474Publisher
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1357
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cardiovascular health; occupational health; occupational physical activity
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Objective our aim was to test the hypothesis that a high level of physical activity during leisure time increases the risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality among men with high physical work demands. Methods We carried out a 30-year follow-up of the Copenhagen Male Study of 5249 caueasian, male workers aged 40-59 years; 274 men with overt cardiovascular disease were excluded from the follow-up. Results During the follow-up period, 591 men (11.9%) died from IIID. Cox analyses of men with low (N=1236), medium (N=2651), and high (N=858) physical work demands showed that those with high demands had a higher risk of IHD mortality compared to men with low demands [age-adjusted hazard ratio 1.51, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1 18-1.94]. In all three groups, men with a low level of physical activity during leisure time had a higher risk of IHD than men with a medium or high level Overall, the age-adjusted hazard ratio for IHD mortality associated with a high level of leisure time physical activity was 0.49 (95% CI 0.34-0.70) Among workers with high physical work demands, the hazard ratio for IHD mortality (adjusted for confounders) was 0.82 (95% CI 0.42-1.56) for a high level of leisure time physical activity and 0 62 (95% CI 0.40-0.97) for a moderate level Conclusion We did not find support for the hypothesis that a high level of physical activity during leisure time increases the risk of IHD mortality among men with high physical work demands and with no pre-existing clinical cardiovascular disease. In contrast, moderate and high levels of activity during leisure time seemed to be protective against IHD mortality among people with medium and high physical activity at work.
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