Association of Context-specific Sitting time with Healthcare Costs at Midlife: The Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Study
In this population-based cohort, work-related sitting, but not leisure-time sitting, was associated with higher annual primary healthcare costs. These findings highlight the potential economic impact of occupational sedentary behavior and suggest that work-related sitting should be considered in future strategies and studies addressing sedentary behavior in workplace settings.
Authors
- Katja Ryynänen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4343-3549)
- Mikko Vaaramo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2823-010X)
- Sanaz Akhavan Rad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5650-5292)
- Paulus Torkki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1127-4205)
- Kristiina Patja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8353-1055)
- Frank Kiwanuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8178-3120)
- Anna-Maiju Leinonen
- Raija Korpelainen
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Oulu University Hospital (FI)
- Clarke International University (UG)
- Oulu Deaconess Institute (FI)
- University of Oulu (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000003995
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00