Associations between occupational relative aerobic workload and resting blood pressure among different age groups: a cross-sectional analysis in the DPhacto study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:High levels of occupational physical activity (OPA) increase heart rate, blood pressure (BP) and the risk of hypertension. Older workers may be more vulnerable to high levels of OPA due to age-related degeneration of the cardiovascular system and cardiorespiratory fitness. This study investigates the association of relative aerobic workload (RAW) with resting BP and examines if this relation is moderated by age. DESIGN:Cross-sectional epidemiological study. SETTING:Data were collected among employees of 15 Danish companies in the cleaning, manufacturing and transport sectors. PARTICIPANTS:2107 employees were invited for participation, of these 1087 accepted and 562 (42% female and 4% non-Westerns) were included in the analysis based on the criteria of being non-pregnant, no aller

SUBMITTER: Korshoj M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6773343 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature