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- Aikomus, L., et al.
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Työn fyysisen kuormittavuuden yhteys fyysiseen toimintakykyyn alle 40-vuotiailla kunta-alan työntekijöillä [Associations between physically demanding work and physical functioning among municipal employees under 40 years of age]
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Ingår i: SOSIAALILÄÄKETIETEELLINEN AIKAKAUSLEHTI. - 0355-5097. ; 58, s. 445-456
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Physically demanding work in middle-aged and ageing employees is associated with poor physical functioning. Also younger employees have limitations in their daily functioning, but there is no research on the associations between physically demanding work and physical functioning during early careers. This study investigated whether physically demanding work is associated with physical functioning in employees aged 18–39 years. The data were collected in autumn 2017 from the City of Helsinki employees born in or after 1978 (n=11,459). Out of them, 5,111 responded online or via a mailed paper survey. We included those 4,585 (40% of all those invited) who had responded to all necessary questions for the present study. Physical functioning was assessed by the SF-36 questionnaire, and poor physical functioning was defined as the lowest quarter of the physical functioning score (PCS ≤48.80, total scale 1-100). Physical workload was determined with a multi-part question about factors related to work and the work environment, and the degree of perceived harm caused by them. The physical workload scores were divided into thirds. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine the associations between physically demanding work and physical functioning, while adjusting for health behaviours, sleep problems, body mass index, education and marital status. Poor physical functioning was associated with physically moderately (OR 1.70, 95%CI 1.43-2.00) and highly (OR 3.56 [2.70-4.70]) demanding work. In addition, frequent sleep problems (OR 1.90 [1.67-2.22]), obesity (OR 1.89 [1.56-2.30]) and low education (OR 1.37 [1.10-1.71]) were associated with poor physical functioning. Tackling physically demanding work may play a role in maintaining physical functioning (and subsequently) working capacity.Keywords: physical functioning, work load, young workers, health behaviour
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- Kangassalo, Raija, 1953-
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Opastusta oikeinkirjoitukseen.
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Ingår i: Kieliviesti 1/2009. - 0280-350X. ; 1
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- Laitinen, U., et al.
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Early risk factors of obesity in 5-year-old boys and girls in Finland
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Ingår i: European Journal of Public Health. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 1101-1262 .- 1464-360X. ; 30:Supplement 5
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BackgroundSeveral potential early-life risk factors for childhood overweight and obesity have been identified. Yet results regarding early risk factors and obesity (BMI-for-age ≥30 kg/m2) at pre-school age are mixed and boys and girls have rarely been studied separately. Our aim was to study whether pre- and perinatal factors predict obesity in 5-year-old boys and girls.MethodsNational register data was used to identify children born in Finland between 2007 and 2014 with data available on pre- and perinatal factors as well as on height and weight at 5 years of age (n = 131,818). Multivariable logistic regression models were used to analyze sex-specific associations between pre- and perinatal factors (e.g. maternal age, parity, pre-pregnancy BMI, smoking, diabetes, delivery method, gestational-age-adjusted birth weight) and offspring obesity.ResultsFive percent of boys (n = 3,551) and 3% of girls (n = 1,949) had obesity. Adjusted for potential confounders, the strongest predictor of subsequent obesity at 5 years of age was severe maternal obesity (BMI ≥35 kg/m2) (boys: OR 6.5, 95% CI 5.8-7.4; girls: OR 7.5, 95% CI 6.4-8.8) followed by maternal obesity (BMI 30.0-34.9 kg/m²) (boys: OR 3.9, 95% CI 3.5-4.4; girls: OR 5.5, 95% CI 4.8-6.2) and maternal overweight (BMI 25.0-29.9 kg/m²) (boys: OR 2.3, 95% CI 2.1-2.5; girls: OR 2.6, 95% CI 2.3-3.0). Other factors associated with child obesity were maternal smoking during pregnancy (boys: OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.6-1.9; girls: OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.8-2.2) and being born large for gestational age (boys: OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.6-2.2; girls: OR 2.1, 95% CI 1.8-2.6).ConclusionsThese findings indicate that childhood obesity may partly originate before conception, gestation and birth. As prevention of obesity may be economically and socially more sustainable than treatment of its consequences, emphasis should be put on early interventions. Particular attention should be paid on preventing maternal overweight and obesity.
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