Association between Physical Activity Guidelines and Sedentary Time with Workers’ Health-Related Quality of Life in a Spanish Multinational Company

Paola Gómez-Redondo, Victoria Marín, Javier Leal-Martín, Carlos Ruiz-Moreno, Verónica Giráldez-Costas, Pilar Urdiola, Ignacio Ara and Asier Mañas
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Paola Gómez-Redondo: GENUD Toledo Research Group, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45004 Toledo, Spain
Victoria Marín: Media and People Services Department, Health Area, Grupo Red Eléctrica de España SAU, 28109 Madrid, Spain
Javier Leal-Martín: GENUD Toledo Research Group, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45004 Toledo, Spain
Carlos Ruiz-Moreno: Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Camilo José Cela University, 28692 Madrid, Spain
Verónica Giráldez-Costas: Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Camilo José Cela University, 28692 Madrid, Spain
Pilar Urdiola: Media and People Services Department, Health Area, Grupo Red Eléctrica de España SAU, 28109 Madrid, Spain
Ignacio Ara: GENUD Toledo Research Group, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45004 Toledo, Spain
Asier Mañas: GENUD Toledo Research Group, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45004 Toledo, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 11, 1-11

Abstract: Workers spend a large amount of time working, limiting the possibility of meeting physical activity (PA) guidelines. A better health-related quality of life (HRQoL) provides benefits for the employee and company. The aim of this study was to analyse the associations of four behavioural categories between compliance with PA guidelines (aerobic and strength training) and sedentary time with workers’ HRQoL. We classified the sample into four categories: (1) “Physically active & low sedentary”, (2) “Physically active & high sedentary”, (3) “Physically inactive & low sedentary”, and (4) “Physically inactive & high sedentary”. Student’s t -tests for two independent samples and a multiple linear regression adjusted for covariates were performed. A total of 1004 employees of the multinational company Grupo Red Eléctrica participated. Compliance with PA guidelines and a low level of sedentarism were associated with higher HRQoL ( p < 0.001). Compared to “physically inactive & high sedentary”, “physically active & low sedentary” and “physically active & high sedentary” workers obtained a better HRQoL (B = 5.47; p = 0.006 and B = 4.10; p = 0.003; respectively). In this sample of Spanish workers, being physically active was associated with a better HRQoL, even in those with high sedentary time. Experimental studies are needed to confirm our results.

Keywords: workplace; exercise; well-being; office; mental health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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