Title Cardiac autonomic responses to different tasks in office workers with access to a sit-stand table - a study in real work setting.
Author Brusaca, Luiz Augusto; Barbieri, Dechristian Franca; Beltrame, Thomas; Milan-Mattos, Juliana Cristina; Catai, Aparecida Maria; Oliveira, Ana Beatriz
Journal Ergonomics Publication Year/Month 2021-Mar
PMID 32985949 PMCID -N/A-
Affiliation + expend 1.Department of Physical Therapy, Clinical and Occupational Kinesiology Laboratory, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil.

The aim of this study was to characterise the cardiac autonomic modulation of different office tasks performed by office workers with access to a sit-stand table. Heart rate variability (HRV) of 24 office workers was measured for two hours during three days in the last week of sit-stand table use. HRV indexes and the percentage of heart rate reserve (%HRR) were calculated during computer and non-computer work tasks while sitting or standing, non-computer tasks away from the work desk, and informal work breaks. All cardiac autonomic responses demonstrated a statistically significant interaction effect between the tasks (all p < 0.05) except for the logarithmically-transformed high frequency power (ln HF ms(2); p = 0.14). Tasks performed while standing and away from the desk had higher sympathetic modulation; in addition, the observed higher %HRR demonstrated that these tasks were more physically demanding in comparison to other tasks. Practitioner Summary: Prior reports indicated benefits based on alternated body postures using sit-stand table. Nevertheless, the cardiac autonomic responses of different tasks performed by office workers are unknown. This cross-sectional study showed that different tasks stimulate the cardiac autonomic nervous system in different ways, which could bring positive effects to the cardiovascular system.

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