Domain-specific physical activity patterns and cardiorespiratory fitness among the working population: Findings from the cross-sectional German Health Interview and Examination Survey.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate associations between occupational physical activity patterns (physical work demands linked to job title) and leisure time physical activity (assessed by questionnaire) with cardiorespiratory fitness (assessed by exercise test) among men and women in the German working population.

Design: Population-based cross-sectional study.

Setting: Two-stage cluster-randomised general population sample selected from population registries of 180 nationally distributed sample points.