Occupational class differences in daily sitting time among young and early midlife public sector employees—a follow-up study.
Longitudinal and domain-specific changes in sitting time (ST) across occupational classes are poorly understood. We examined changes in occupational class differences in total and domain-specific ST over a 5-year follow-up among young and early midlife employees. We used Helsinki Health Study survey...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Public Health Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 1 - 8 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Aug2026
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