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It seems pretty likely to me that working a physical job late in life is correlated with lower income and wealth, which we know correlates to worse health outco
by tempestn 3y ago
It seems pretty likely to me that working a physical job late in life is correlated with lower income and wealth, which we know correlates to worse health outcomes. I would hope the study would control for that, but it's not clear from the article.
- dehrmann 3y agoI came here to say essentially that. The most I saw was "after adjustment," but it wasn't clear what that was exactly, and socioeconomic factors are such a large and obvious explanation they needed to address it clearly. Even if the referenced studies do, not bringing it up in this article is a red flag.
- SOLAR_FIELDS 3y agoOne thing to point out is that the study looked at Norwegians where while the wealth gap between high PA and low PA jobs is probably still significant it may be less pronounced than it would be in someplace like America or the UK. It still feels significant enough to be worthwhile to address though.
- poulpy123 3y agoI would add that the physical exercise done during working is uncontrollable, at the difference of when going to the gym. The movements are extremely repetitive and have to be done even if it would be better to not do it
- tnecniv 3y agoPlus, gym equipment is designed to be as ergonomic as possible (even something like a dumbbell is designed to be easy to grip and hold, contrast that with moving large, bulky equipment for a job).
- rajnathani 3y agoAlso, occupational physical activity often has exposure to harmful particulate matter and VOCs, such as in construction (or side: even the silicon fibrosis from rock shaping work recently discussed on HN).
- bhpm 3y agoStress, also. People who go to the gym often do so in order to disconnect from the stress of their work.