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>One of the studies reviewed found that 46.9% of employees working from home had gained weight, and another put the figure at 41%. Most of the papers reviewed s
by knightoffaith 3y ago
>One of the studies reviewed found that 46.9% of employees working from home had gained weight, and another put the figure at 41%. Most of the papers reviewed showed that homeworkers were more sedentary.
This is an important caveat.
And the decrease in blood pressure is apparently just referring to blood pressure taken at a company office vs. blood pressure taken at home.
- sokoloff 3y agoWhat's the base rate for the comparable population? That sounds bad on a first read, but: If only 47% (or 41%) of surveyed gained weight, that's probably lower than the population-wide average. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9106499/#:~:text=Mean%20(%C2%B1SE)%2010%2D,more%20across%20the%2010%2Dyears https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9106499/#:~:tex.... (results from a 10-year study show a higher rate of weight gain)