Office and call center workers ’ steps/day were among the lowest , while those of postal delivery workers were highest .
Office workers had the greatest ST and the lowest time in LPA both at work and during wakeful time .
Laborers had the lowest ST and spent a significantly greater proportion of their work time in LPA and MVPA .
Healthcare and protective services workers had higher levels of LPA at work compared to other occupations .
Workers in driving-based occupations tended to have a higher body mass index and blood pressure .
Conclusion This review identifies that occupational and wakeful time PA and ST differed between occupations .
Background With approximately 8 hours of one ’s waking day spent at work , occupational tasks and environments are important influencers on an individual ’s physical activity ( PA ) and sedentary behaviours .
Little research has compared device-measured physical activity , sedentary behaviour and cardiometabolic outcomes between occupational groups .
Objective To compare device-measured movement ( sedentary time [ ST ] , light intensity  physical activity [ LPA ] , moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity [ MVPA ] , and steps ) across occupations .
The secondary objective was to examine whether cardiometabolic and fitness outcomes differed by occupation .
Physical Activity of Nurse Clinical Practitioners and Managers.
BACKGROUND This study was aim ed ( 1 ) to compare the level of physical activity ( PA ) between working and nonworking hours and ( 2 ) to compare the level of PA during working hours of nurse clinical practitioners ( NCPs ) with that of nurse managers ( NMs ) . METHODS This cross-sectional survey was conducted at a Thai university hospital from October 2015 to March 2016 . All r and omly selected participants wore an activity tracker on their hip for 5 days , except during bathing and sleeping periods , to record step counts and time points . RESULTS Of 884 nurses , 289 ( 142 NCPs and 147 NMs ) were r and omly selected . The average age was 35.87 years . They spent 9.76 and 6.01 hours on work and nonwork activities , respectively . Daily steps per hour were significantly lower during work than nonwork periods ( P < .001 ) . An NCP had significantly higher overall hourly PA ( P = .002 ) . The number of steps per hour during work period of NCP was significantly higher than that of NM even after adjusting for age , work experience , and body mass index ( P = .034 ) . CONCLUSIONS NCP had higher overall PA than NM , which was partly contributed by work-related PA . Level of PA for a professional with variation of actual work hours should be measured on hourly basis
Office and call center workers ’ steps/day were among the lowest , while those of postal delivery workers were highest .
Office workers had the greatest ST and the lowest time in LPA both at work and during wakeful time .
Laborers had the lowest ST and spent a significantly greater proportion of their work time in LPA and MVPA .
Healthcare and protective services workers had higher levels of LPA at work compared to other occupations .
Workers in driving-based occupations tended to have a higher body mass index and blood pressure .
Conclusion This review identifies that occupational and wakeful time PA and ST differed between occupations .
Background With approximately 8 hours of one ’s waking day spent at work , occupational tasks and environments are important influencers on an individual ’s physical activity ( PA ) and sedentary behaviours .
Little research has compared device-measured physical activity , sedentary behaviour and cardiometabolic outcomes between occupational groups .
Objective To compare device-measured movement ( sedentary time [ ST ] , light intensity  physical activity [ LPA ] , moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity [ MVPA ] , and steps ) across occupations .
The secondary objective was to examine whether cardiometabolic and fitness outcomes differed by occupation .