Table 1

Occupational conditions and musculoskeletal health in 1969: by percentage of 1993 female and male participants and dropout subjects

		Women				Men
		Participants n=252	Dropouts n=168			Participants n=232	Dropouts n=131
Occupational conditions:
Heavy lifting	13	7		28	35
Physical exhaustion	20	24		17	16
Whole body vibrations	1	2		16	15
Hectic work	37	33		53	54
Mental exhaustion	18	22		20	14
Monotonous work	10	17		10	16
Poor social support	37	38		38	37
Full time work	84	83		98	98
Shift work	6	5		8	12
Overtime work	0	2		5	7
Health:
Low back pain	34	28		24	35