Table 2

Occupational conditions and health in 1993: by percentage of 1997 female and male participants and dropout subjects

		Women				Men
		Participants n=222	Dropouts n=30			Participants n=198	Dropouts n=34
Occupational conditions:
Lifting 5–15 kg	35	50		42	54
Physical exhaustion	35	37		31	36
Whole body vibrations	26	38		45	48
High mental demands	33	24		22	24
Poor emotional climate	21	20		29	29
Stimulation at work	36	45		24	30
Full time work	68	66		86	86
Shift work	20	21		19	16
Overtime work	32	25		45	38
Health:
Foot pain	6	8		6	12
Knee pain	5	5		8	3
Hip pain	6	5		5	5
Hand and arm pain	14	23		11	22
Upper back pain	10	16		5	5
Low back pain	15	27		18	17
Neck and shoulder pain	27	40		14	26