Occupational Physical Activity and Body Mass Index (BMI) Among Canadian Adults: Does Physical Activity at Work Help to Explain the Socio-economic Patterning of Body Weight?

摘要

The behavioural and socio-cultural processes underlying the association between socio-economic position (SEP) and body mass index (BMI) remain unclear. Occupational physical activity (OPA) is one plausible explanatory variable that has not been previously considered.