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-In what kind of work or occupation were most of the immigrants employed?
Questions included age, type of work or occupation, and heat stress.
There was no restriction with respect to type of work or occupation, or whether or not the patient was on sick leave at the time of consultation.
Compared with men who mostly sit during their main work or occupation, men who sit half of the time experienced a 20% lower risk (95% CI=7 31%).
Heavy manual occupations were associated with a significantly lower risk of 28%95%5% CI=10 43%) compared with sedentary work or occupation.
Compared with those who mostly sit during their main work or occupation, men who sit half of the time or even less experienced a 20% lower risk of prostate cancer.
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Evidence on occupational sun exposure as a factor associated with keratinocyte cancers remains unclear based on the few investigations exploring outdoor work or occupations in relation to these cancers [ 17- 19].
For defining the main occupation, the following criteria were used: weekly hours of work or the occupation performed for the longest time or the one with the highest income.
If we consider the total PA (i.e., sum of PA undertaken at work or daily occupation, during leisure-time and when travelling to and from places), the prevalence of sedentarism is considerably lower.
Specially, since some studies suggest that LTPA, rather than PA performed in other domains (active transport, work or habitual occupation), is positively associated with health indicators such as a reduced obesity and cardiovascular risk, and improved health perception [ 17– 20].
Population studies conducted in different countries [ 15] have reported a mean physical inactivity prevalence of 17.7% if considering total PA, that is, if including all domains of PA (work or daily occupation, leisure-time, and transportation, i.e., walking or cycling to get from one place to another).
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