How does occupational physical activity influence health? An umbrella review of 23 health outcomes across 158 observational studies.

Bart CillekensMatthias LangWillem van MechelenEvert A L M VerhagenMaaike A HuysmansAndreas HoltermannAllard J van der BeekPieter Coenen

Published in: British journal of sports medicine (2021)

We found favourable associations for most health-related outcomes with high OPA levels, but we also found some evidence for unfavourable associations due to high OPA levels. At this point, there is a need for better quality evidence to provide a unequivocal statement on the health effects of OPA.

Keyphrases

physical activity
public health
healthcare
mental health
health information
body mass index
type diabetes
randomized controlled trial
quality improvement
risk assessment
skeletal muscle
depressive symptoms
weight loss
meta analyses