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  • Occupational Health
  • Epidemiology

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  • Common belief suggests long working hours lead to physical inactivity due to reduced leisure time.
  • This study investigates the relationship between work hours and physical activity using national data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test the hypothesis that long working hours are associated with lower levels of physical activity.
  • To examine the impact of work duration on exercise habits in a representative sample.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized longitudinal data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey.
  • Employed conditional fixed effects logistic regression models to analyze physical activity likelihood.
  • Included 93,367 observations from 17,893 individuals.

Main Results:

  • No significant associations were found between long working hours and healthy physical activity levels.
  • Men working 60+ hours/week had 6% lower odds, and women 11% lower odds, of healthy activity compared to those working 35-40 hours/week.
  • These differences were not statistically significant (95% CI).

Conclusions:

  • Findings suggest no trade-off between long working hours and physical activity in Australia.
  • Results align with previous studies from Anglo-Saxon countries with prevalent long work hours.
  • Emphasizes the need for further research into factors influencing physical activity among long-hours workers.