title: Association of Self-Reported Aerobic Physical Activity, Muscle-Strengthening Physical Activity, and Stretching Behavior With Presenteeism.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate relations between aerobic physical activity (PA), muscle-strengthening PA, and stretching behavior and presenteeism in university employees.
  
  
  
  A cross-sectional study used health assessment data from two employee respondent groups (n2015 = 10,791 and n2009 = 10,165). Multivariable zero-inflated negative binomial regression models assessed the association between self-reported PA types and presenteeism.
  
  
  
  There was consistent evidence that employees who reported participating in sufficient aerobic PA had higher odds for no work limitations [odds ratio (OR2015) = 1.45, P < 0.001; OR2009 = 1.55, P < 0.001] and lower levels of work limitations [incidence rate ratio (IRR)2015 = 0.92, P < 0.05; IRR2009 = 0.83, P < 0.001] than employees who reported participating in no activity. There was some evidence of an inverse association between muscle-strengthening PA and work limitations, but no evidence between stretching behavior and work limitations.
  
  
  
  Promoting PA among employees is a key health behavior to target for worksites concerned about presenteeism.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, Houston, Texas (Drs Walker, Diamond); The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Department of Management, Policy and Community Health, Houston, Texas (Dr Tullar); The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, Austin, Texas (Dr Kohl III); The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, Austin, Texas (Dr Kohl III); Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Department of Health Policy and Management, Florida International University, Miami, Florida (Dr Amick III); and Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Dr Amick III).
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Jessica M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tullar
authors.forename: Pamela M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Diamond
authors.forename: Harold W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Kohl
authors.forename: Benjamin C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Amick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D052580:Muscle Stretching Exercises / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016272:Occupational Health; D064797:Physical Conditioning, Human / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000069597:Presenteeism / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055070:Resistance Training / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D057566:Self Report; D014495:Universities; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation