Occupation and Obesity: Effect of Working Hours on Obesity by Occupation Groups

Occupation groups and Covid-19

Persistent organochlorines, sedentary occupation, obesity and human male subfertility.

BACKGROUND Studies have suggested that the quality of human semen has been declining over recent decades, presumably because of lifestyle or environmental factors. METHODS Polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides were analysed in the plasma of 25 men with poor semen quality, 20 men with normal semen quality and idiopathic subfertility and 27 men with normal semen quality and fe...

Long working hours and overweight and obesity in working adults

BACKGROUND Previous studies have identified a link between gender and the various risk factors associated with obesity. We examined obesity risk factors in working adults to identify the effects of differences in body mass index (BMI) and percentage body fat (PBF) between women and men. METHODS A total of 1,120 adults agreed to participate in the study. Data from 711 participants, including 4...

Obesity Prevalence by Occupation in Washington State, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

INTRODUCTION Data that estimate the prevalence of and risk factors for worker obesity by occupation are generally unavailable and could inform the prioritization of workplace wellness programs. The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of obesity by occupation, examine the association of occupational physical activity and a range of health behaviors with obesity, and identify occup...

The Relationship between Occupation and Semen Quality