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Sedentary Occupation Workers Who Meet the Physical Activity Recommendations Have a Reduced Risk for Metabolic
Rodrigo Alberto Vieira Browne1, Luiz Fernando Farias-Junior, Yuri Alberto Freire
1Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil (Mr Browne, Mr Farias-Junior, Dr Costa); Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil (Mr Browne, Mr Farias-Junior, Mr Freire, Mr Schwade, Mr Macêdo, Drs Dantas, Costa); Naval Hospital of Natal, Natal, Natal, Brazil (Ms Montenegro); and Research Laboratory of Exercise Science, CEFAN, Brazilian Navy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Mr Lopes).
Objective:
We tested the hypothesis that sedentary occupation workers who meet the physical activity recommendations present a lower risk for metabolic syndrome (MetS) than their nonactive counterparts.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study involving 502 sedentary occupation workers. Physical activity level was self-reported. MetS was defined by International Diabetes Federation criteria.
Results:
The active group showed lower odds for MetS [odds ratio (OR) 0.52, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.27 to 0.98], abdominal obesity (OR 0.36, 95% CI 0.16 to 0.82), elevated blood pressure (OR 0.47, 95% CI 0.26 to 0.84), and reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (OR 0.54, 95% CI 0.31 to 0.93) than the sedentary group after adjustments for age, time in job, body mass index, and tobacco use.
Conclusions:
Sedentary occupation workers who meet the physical activity recommendations have a reduced risk for MetS.
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