Cardiovascular load and physical capacity in older workers engaged in physically demanding occupations
We found a high mean cardiovascular load at work among the senior workers in all four work sectors, but low proportions of the worktime were spent in high intensity levels. Despite a high mean cardiovascular load at work, a high proportion of the workers had low cardiovascular fitness. Given the possible negative effects of occupational physical activity and to meet future demographic challenges, future interventions should aim to reduce physical loads and increase physical fitness in the workforce.
Authors
- Albin Stjernbrandt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6082-8465)
- Viktoria Wahlström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4656-7606)
- Liyun Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7285-824X)
- Andreas Tornevi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8608-0168)
- Mikael Forsman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5777-4232)
- Charlotte Lewis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7627-0179)
- Farhad Abtahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7807-8682)
- Lisbeth Slunga Järvholm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8080-146X)
- Pontus Öhrner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5492-1990)
Institutions
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology (SE)
- Umeå University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Published
- 2025-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-025-02161-8
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.76
Funders
- AFA Försäkring
- Forskningsrådet om Hälsa, Arbetsliv och Välfärd