Coronary disease & ACSCohort study
Prospective relationship between occupational physical activity and risk of ischaemic heart disease: are men and women differently affected?
- Prospective cohort study
Authors' conclusion
Demanding or strenuous OPA seems to be a risk factor for IHD among men, whereas a higher level of OPA seems to protect women from IHD.
Study context
- Population
- Actively employed adults aged 30–61 years without prior ischaemic heart disease (IHD), Danish Monica 1 study, 1982–841,399 women and 1706 men
- Exposure
- Occupational physical activity (OPA) categories vs sedentary work, by sex
- Outcome
- Incident IHD (Danish National Patient Registry)
- Follow-up
- 34-years follow-up
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
IHD by OPA, by sex
Men: light OPA vs sedentary, IHD risk higher
22%
Men: moderate OPA with some lifting vs sedentary, IHD risk higher
42%
Men: strenuous work with heavy lifting vs sedentary, IHD risk higher
46%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Prospective relationship between occupational physical activity and risk of ischaemic heart disease: are men and women differently affected? Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 8 March 2023. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwad067
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it