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Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Occupational Groups—Trends over 20 Years and Future Forecasts

Background: Reports have indicated a negative trend in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in the general population. However, trends in relation to different occupational groups are missing. Therefore, the aim of our study was to examine the trends in CRF during the last 20 years, and to provide a prog...

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Autores principales: Väisänen, Daniel, Kallings, Lena. V., Andersson, Gunnar, Wallin, Peter, Hemmingsson, Erik, Ekblom-Bak, Elin
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8394663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34444184
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168437
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author Väisänen, Daniel
Kallings, Lena. V.
Andersson, Gunnar
Wallin, Peter
Hemmingsson, Erik
Ekblom-Bak, Elin
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Kallings, Lena. V.
Andersson, Gunnar
Wallin, Peter
Hemmingsson, Erik
Ekblom-Bak, Elin
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description Background: Reports have indicated a negative trend in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in the general population. However, trends in relation to different occupational groups are missing. Therefore, the aim of our study was to examine the trends in CRF during the last 20 years, and to provide a prognosis of future trends in CRF, in different occupational groups of Swedish workers. Methods: Data from 516,122 health profile assessments performed between 2001 to 2020 were included. CRF was assessed as maximal oxygen consumption and was estimated from a submaximal cycling test. Analyses include CRF as a weighted average, standardized proportions with low CRF (<32 mL/min/kg), adjusted annual change in CRF, and forecasting of future trends in CRF. Results: There was a decrease in CRF over the study period, with the largest decrease in both absolute and relative CRF seen for individuals working in administrative and customer service (−10.1% and −9.4%) and mechanical manufacturing (−6.5% and −7.8%) occupations. The greatest annual decrease was seen in transport occupations (−1.62 mL/min/kg, 95% CI −0.190 to −0.134). Men and younger individuals had in generally a more pronounced decrease in CRF. The proportion with a low CRF increased, with the greatest increase noted for blue-collar and low-skilled occupations (range: +19% to +27% relative change). The forecast analyses predicted a continuing downward trend of CRF. Conclusion: CRF has declined in most occupational groups in Sweden over the last two decades, with a more pronounced decline in blue-collar and low-skilled occupational groups.
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spelling pubmed-83946632021-08-28 Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Occupational Groups—Trends over 20 Years and Future Forecasts Väisänen, Daniel Kallings, Lena. V. Andersson, Gunnar Wallin, Peter Hemmingsson, Erik Ekblom-Bak, Elin Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: Reports have indicated a negative trend in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in the general population. However, trends in relation to different occupational groups are missing. Therefore, the aim of our study was to examine the trends in CRF during the last 20 years, and to provide a prognosis of future trends in CRF, in different occupational groups of Swedish workers. Methods: Data from 516,122 health profile assessments performed between 2001 to 2020 were included. CRF was assessed as maximal oxygen consumption and was estimated from a submaximal cycling test. Analyses include CRF as a weighted average, standardized proportions with low CRF (<32 mL/min/kg), adjusted annual change in CRF, and forecasting of future trends in CRF. Results: There was a decrease in CRF over the study period, with the largest decrease in both absolute and relative CRF seen for individuals working in administrative and customer service (−10.1% and −9.4%) and mechanical manufacturing (−6.5% and −7.8%) occupations. The greatest annual decrease was seen in transport occupations (−1.62 mL/min/kg, 95% CI −0.190 to −0.134). Men and younger individuals had in generally a more pronounced decrease in CRF. The proportion with a low CRF increased, with the greatest increase noted for blue-collar and low-skilled occupations (range: +19% to +27% relative change). The forecast analyses predicted a continuing downward trend of CRF. Conclusion: CRF has declined in most occupational groups in Sweden over the last two decades, with a more pronounced decline in blue-collar and low-skilled occupational groups. MDPI 2021-08-10 /pmc/articles/PMC8394663/ /pubmed/34444184 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168437 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Occupational Groups—Trends over 20 Years and Future Forecasts
title_full Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Occupational Groups—Trends over 20 Years and Future Forecasts
title_fullStr Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Occupational Groups—Trends over 20 Years and Future Forecasts
title_full_unstemmed Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Occupational Groups—Trends over 20 Years and Future Forecasts
title_short Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Occupational Groups—Trends over 20 Years and Future Forecasts
title_sort cardiorespiratory fitness in occupational groups—trends over 20 years and future forecasts
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8394663/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168437
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