The resulting CTU will therefore be higher with any increase in residence time, higher exposure factor or higher effect factor.
The fact that these interventions are usually aimed at the general population of computer workers and not at specific workers with a high exposure to certain factors, or that selected interventions did not address the most prominent risk factors might contribute to a limited effectiveness.
A high exposure to physical factors was associated mainly with the occurrence of complaints, and less with sickness absence and health care use.
For example, it is generally assumed that for workers with high muscle strength, high exposure to physical factors may result in less musculoskeletal pain than for workers with low muscle strength [ 35].
This is because of high exposure to risk factors like poor diets, excessive alcohol consumption, tobacco use, stress and environmental pollution, and limited access to screening, preventive, and curative services for NCDs (7– 10).
Because not all cases of asthma arise in people with affected first-degree relatives, however, it leaves open the possibility that asthma results from high exposure to environmental factors.
There are many reasons for this over-representation, including racial discrimination, selective arrest and intake in the justice system and a high exposure to risk factors associated with delinquency [ 7].
Scotland has high cancer rates, probably reflecting historically high exposure to causal factors such as smoking, and a diet high in processed foods and low in fruit and vegetables. 1 41 These factors combine with comparatively poor socio-economic status, in ways that are not properly understood.
It would be of interest to target the impact of increased physical activity in young individuals with high exposure to known risk factors for cardiovascular disease using both HRV and future morbidity as endpoints.
Despite being disproportionately affected by mental health conditions, black men in America have to deal with a lack of health care resources, a higher exposure to factors that can lead to developing a mental health condition, a lack of education about mental health and other factors that serve as barriers to getting proper help. .
