Medians and interquartile ranges (in brackets) of subscale scores per occupation group
| BAS–upper extremity | BAS–lower extremity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Subscale 1 | n | Subscale 2 | n | Subscale 1 | n | Subscale 2 | |
| *Occupations that were unknown to the investigators or could not be classified. | ||||||||
| †No subscale score could be calculated for one subject of the group owing to an incomplete questionnaire. | ||||||||
| ‡No subscale score could be calculated for two subjects of the group owing to incomplete questionnaires. | ||||||||
| BAS, musculoskeletal disorders study. | ||||||||
| Group 1: no physical workload | 52 | 19.4 (30.6) | 52 | 16.7 (33.3) | 39 | 16.7 (27.8) | 39 | 16.7 (22.2) |
| Group 2: heavy physical load | 79 | 47.2 (25.0) | 79 | 44.4 (44.4) | 42† | 38.9 (19.4) | 43 | 33.3 (38.9) |
| Group 3: long lasting postures and repetitive movements | 129 | 2.78 (13.9) | 128† | 50.0 (33.3) | 87 | 5.6 (16.7) | 87 | 44.4 (38.9) |
| Group 4: both heavy physical workload and long lasting postures and repetitive movements | 54 | 40.3 (27.8) | 52‡ | 61.1 (27.8) | 42 | 48.6 (28.5) | 42 | 44.4 (33.3) |
| Missing* | 77† | 22.2 (38.9) | 78 | 33.3 (44.4) | 70 | 25.0 (31.9) | 70 | 33.3 (50.0) |