Background The workplace has been identified as a promising setting for health promotion,
and many worksite health promotion programmes have been implemented in the past years. …

Background Higher prevalence rates of unhealthy behaviours among lower socioeconomic
groups contribute substantially to socioeconomic inequalities in health in adults. Preventing …

Background Although many physical activity (PA) programs have been implemented and
tested for effectiveness, high participation levels are needed in order to achieve public health …

Background: The GLOBE study is a prospective cohort study specifically aimed at the
explanation of socio-economic inequalities in health in the Netherlands. The returns of the study …

Background: Body mass index (BMI) differs by socio-demographic variables, but the origin
of these associations remains relatively unknown. Objective: To investigate the association …

Purpose To investigate the influence of lifestyle, health, and work conditions in the association
between education and productivity loss at work and sick leave. Methods Employees of …

Background: This study investigates the existence of socioeconomic differentials in behavioural
and biological risk factors for coronary heart disease in young people from Northern …

BACKGROUND.: This article describes the association of external and psychosocial factors
with the stages of change for moderate-intensity physical activity among individuals with …

In 1996, a mixed Ellisras longitudinal study (ELS) was initiated to assess the stability of
somatotypes in 408 girls who comprised 99 pre-school and 309 primary school children in …

Associations were investigated between the amount of physical activity, energy and
macronutrient intake, smoking behavior, alcohol intake, and a central pattern of body fat (…