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 .
Effects on musculoskeletal pain from "Take a Stand!" - a cluster-randomized controlled trial reducing sitting time among office workers.
Objectives Prolonged sitting at work has been found to increase risk for musculoskeletal pain . The office-based intervention " Take a St and ! " was effective in reducing sitting time at work . We aim ed to study the effect of the intervention on a secondary outcome : musculoskeletal pain . Methods Take a St and ! included 19 offices ( 317 workers ) at four workplaces cluster r and omized to intervention or control . The multicomponent intervention lasted three months and included management support , environmental changes , and local adaptation . Control participants behaved as usual . Musculoskeletal pain was measured by self-report question naire assessing pain in neck-shoulders , back and extremities in three categories at baseline , and one and three months follow-up . Results At one month , there was no difference in odds ratio ( OR ) for pain in neck-shoulders between the two groups . However , after three months , the OR was 0.52 [ 95 % confidence interval ( 95 % CI ) 0.30 - 0.92 ] for pain in neck-shoulders in the intervention compared to the control group . No differences were found between the intervention and control group for pain in back and extremities over the three months . For total pain score a slight reduction was found in the intervention compared to the control group at one and three months [ -0.13 ( 95 % CI -0.23- -0.03 ) and -0.17 ( 95 % CI -0.32- -0.01 ) ] . Conclusions The secondary analyses showed that the office-based intervention Take a St and ! reduced neck-shoulder pain after three months and total pain score after one and three months among office workers , but not neck-shoulder pain after one month or pain in the back and extremities
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 .