Grayson J P
Institute for Social Research, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada.
Int J Health Serv. 1993;23(4):743-61. doi: 10.2190/W5NR-A7A4-BX4A-T4F7.
Over the past few years, research from several countries has demonstrated an association between unemployment and poor health. In addition, a number of studies have established a link between physical activity level and health. As yet, however, there has been no comparison of the physical activity levels of the employed and the unemployed in a national population and of the extent to which the health of the employed and unemployed varies with physical activity levels. The research presented in this article demonstrates that in Canada, while the unemployed report comparable levels of physical activity to the employed, for all levels of physical activity, they are less healthy than the employed, even after adjustments are made for age, gender and adequacy of family income. The effects of unemployment on health, however, vary by duration of employment. Overall, the findings suggest that some benefits of elevated levels of physical activity are dampened by the consequences of unemployment.
在过去几年中，来自多个国家的研究表明失业与健康状况不佳之间存在关联。此外，一些研究已经确立了身体活动水平与健康之间的联系。然而，迄今为止，尚未对全国人口中就业者和失业者的身体活动水平进行比较，也未比较就业者和失业者的健康状况随身体活动水平变化的程度。本文所呈现的研究表明，在加拿大，尽管失业者报告的身体活动水平与就业者相当，但在所有身体活动水平上，即使在对年龄、性别和家庭收入充足程度进行调整之后，他们的健康状况仍不如就业者。然而，失业对健康的影响因就业持续时间而异。总体而言，研究结果表明，身体活动水平提高带来的一些益处会被失业的后果所削弱。
