Table 2

Number of respondents of the questionnaire survey, mean age, years of employment in current job, and number of working hours per week for three exposure groups with respect to pushing and pulling over 50 kg

Reference groupMedium exposed groupHigh exposed group
Number of participants188252182
    Men 94129166
    Women 94123 16
Age in years (SD) 41.1 (9.1) 38.0 (9.5) 41.2 (8.4)
Years of employment in current job (SD) 10.7 (7.3) 8.6 (6.6) 13.9 (7.9)
Working hours per week (SD) 35 (10) 34 (11) 38 (4)