Sex: |
Male | 2522 | 68 | | 493 | 13 | | 687 | 19 |
Female | 673 | 55 | | 199 | 16 | | 355 | 29 |
Age (y): |
<35 | 860 | 76 | | 154 | 14 | | 110 | 10 |
35–44 | 1151 | 69 | | 258 | 15 | | 264 | 16 |
45–54 | 942 | 57 | | 223 | 13 | | 502 | 30 |
55–64 | 242 | 52 | | 57 | 12 | | 166 | 36 |
Physical strenuousness of work: |
Not at all | 490 | 77 | | 56 | 9 | | 88 | 14 |
Rather light | 906 | 69 | | 203 | 15 | | 207 | 16 |
Somewhat strenuous | 999 | 64 | | 218 | 14 | | 336 | 22 |
Rather strenuous | 502 | 57 | | 136 | 16 | | 235 | 27 |
Very strenuous | 281 | 54 | | 78 | 15 | | 165 | 31 |
Squatting or kneeling at work (h/day): |
Not at all | 1110 | 67 | | 215 | 13 | | 330 | 20 |
<0.5 | 1024 | 67 | | 225 | 15 | | 273 | 18 |
0.5–1 | 625 | 63 | | 151 | 15 | | 211 | 22 |
>1 | 417 | 58 | | 96 | 13 | | 209 | 29 |
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Working with the trunk flexed forward (h/day): |
>1 | 1913 | 70 | | 370 | 13 | | 471 | 17 |
1–2 | 419 | 65 | | 102 | 16 | | 121 | 19 |
>2 | 830 | 57 | | 210 | 14 | | 424 | 29 |
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Twisting movements of the trunk during a work day: |
Not at all | 168 | 84 | | 20 | 10 | | 13 | 6 |
Little | 1444 | 73 | | 237 | 12 | | 290 | 15 |
Moderate | 1075 | 62 | | 260 | 15 | | 410 | 23 |
Much | 498 | 50 | | 172 | 18 | | 320 | 32 |
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Working with a hand above shoulder level (h/day): |
<0.5 | 1929 | 69 | | 392 | 14 | | 470 | 17 |
0.5–1 | 742 | 65 | | 158 | 14 | | 245 | 21 |
>1 | 490 | 53 | | 134 | 14 | | 304 | 33 |
Mental strenuousness of work: |
Not at all or rather light | 1111 | 72 | | 186 | 12 | | 244 | 16 |
Somewhat strenuous | 1463 | 63 | | 336 | 15 | | 502 | 22 |
Rather strenuous | 512 | 59 | | 139 | 16 | | 222 | 25 |
Very strenuous | 99 | 51 | | 28 | 14 | | 67 | 35 |
Balance of work demands: |
Good (score 2–4) | 930 | 71 | | 156 | 12 | | 219 | 17 |
Moderate (score 5–6) | 1600 | 64 | | 381 | 15 | | 511 | 21 |
Poor (score 7–10) | 647 | 59 | | 150 | 14 | | 300 | 27 |
Overload at work: |
Not at all (score 2–4) | 793 | 72 | | 129 | 12 | | 172 | 16 |
Little (score 5–6) | 1779 | 65 | | 391 | 14 | | 565 | 21 |
Definite (score 7–10) | 602 | 57 | | 171 | 16 | | 292 | 27 |
Body mass index (kg/m2): |
<23.0 | 815 | 71 | | 159 | 14 | | 180 | 15 |
23.0–25.9 | 1195 | 67 | | 235 | 13 | | 362 | 20 |
26.0–28.9 | 738 | 61 | | 189 | 15 | | 288 | 24 |
⩾29.0 | 403 | 59 | | 96 | 14 | | 189 | 27 |
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Frequency of physical exercise (times/week): |
<2 | 1133 | 65 | | 254 | 14 | | 365 | 21 |
2–3 | 1198 | 65 | | 256 | 14 | | 390 | 21 |
>3 | 824 | 65 | | 175 | 14 | | 268 | 21 |
Smoking: |
Non-smoker | 1314 | 66 | | 283 | 14 | | 390 | 20 |
Ex-smoker | 859 | 64 | | 205 | 15 | | 287 | 21 |
Current smoker | 1006 | 64 | | 201 | 13 | | 356 | 23 |
Mental stress: |
Not at all | 853 | 79 | | 87 | 8 | | 139 | 13 |
Little | 1269 | 67 | | 267 | 14 | | 355 | 19 |
To some extent | 855 | 58 | | 260 | 17 | | 367 | 25 |
Much | 203 | 45 | | 74 | 16 | | 173 | 39 |
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Self assessed ability to work during the coming 5 years because of musculoskeletal health: |
No problems | 2085 | 80 | | 309 | 12 | | 224 | 8 |
Problems possible | 824 | 50 | | 297 | 18 | | 538 | 32 |
Problems likely | 103 | 29 | | 46 | 13 | | 209 | 58 |