Moderating effect of cardiorespiratory fitness on sickness absence in occupational groups with different physical workloads.

ABSTRACT: Sickness absence from work has a large adverse impact on both individuals and societies in Sweden and the costs for sickness absence were calculated to 64.6 billion Swedish kronor (approx. 5.6 billion in Euros) in 2020. Although high cardiorespiratory fitness may protect against potential adverse effects of high physical workload, research on the moderating effect of respiratory fitness in the relation between having an occupation with high physical workload and sickness absence is scarce. To study the moderating effect of cardiorespiratory fitness in the association between occupation and psychiatric, musculoskeletal, and cardiorespiratory diagnoses. Data was retrieved from the HPI Health Profile Institute database (1988-2020) and Included 77,366 participants (mean age 41.8 years, 52.5% w

SUBMITTER: Vaisanen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10739801 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature