Papers by Lutgart Braeckman
European Journal of Epidemiology, Jan 18, 2013
ABSTRACT The interplay of occupational and leisure time physical activity (LTPA) in affecting car... more ABSTRACT The interplay of occupational and leisure time physical activity (LTPA) in affecting cardiovascular health is subject to debate. This study aimed to examine the independent and interacting associations of leisure time and occupational physical activity (OPA) with the incidence of coronary events within the BELSTRESS cohort. The study included 14,337 middle-aged men free from coronary heart disease at baseline. Standardized questionnaires and clinical examinations were used to assess socio-demographic factors, level of physical activity, job strain and classical coronary risk factors. The incidence of clinical coronary events was monitored during a mean follow-up time of 3.15 years. Results demonstrated overall a beneficial relation of LTPA and an adverse relation of physical work demands with cardiovascular health. However, an interaction effect between both physical activity types was observed, showing that men with high physical job demands who also engaged in physical activity during leisure time had an almost four times increased incidence of coronary events after adjusting for socio-demographic and classical coronary risk factors (HR 3.82; 95 % CI 1.41-10.36). Stratified analyses revealed that moderate to high physical activity during leisure time was associated with a 60 % reduced incidence rate of coronary events in men with low OPA (age adjusted HR 0.40; 95 % CI 0.21-0.76), while this protective association was not observed in workers being exposed to high physical work demands (age adjusted HR 1.67; 95 % CI 0.63-4.48). These findings suggest that recommendations regarding LTPA should be tailored according to the level of occupational physical activity.
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Apr 1, 2017
Ukrainian Journal of Occupational Health, 2019
European Journal of Public Health, 2018
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2017
Journal of Public Health, 2016
Archives of Public Health, 2015
TBV – Tijdschrift voor Bedrijfs- en Verzekeringsgeneeskunde, 2014
Nederlandse samenvatting van het artikel: The relation between presenteeism and different types o... more Nederlandse samenvatting van het artikel: The relation between presenteeism and different types of future sickness absence, J Occup Health. 2013 Mar 13. [Epub ahead of print]
Journal of Occupational Health, 2013
The Relation between Presenteeism and Different Types of Future Sickness Absence: Heidi JANSSENS,... more The Relation between Presenteeism and Different Types of Future Sickness Absence: Heidi JANSSENS, et al. Department of Public Health, Ghent University, Belgium—ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to examine the relation between sickness presenteeism and different types of future sickness absence in 2,983 Belgian middle‐aged workers.MethodsData were collected from 1,372 male and 1,611 female workers. Presenteeism was assessed by a single question, evaluating the frequency of occasions of going at work, despite illness, during the preceding year. Prospective, registered sickness absence data were collected during 12 months of follow‐up. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to investigate the relationship between presenteeism and short/long spells of absenteeism and high sickness absence frequency.ResultsHigh rates (>5 times) of presenteeism at baseline were significantly and independently associated with both long spells of sickness absence (at least 15 consecutive sic...
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Papers by Lutgart Braeckman