Occupational class | Women, aged 25–64 | Men, aged 25–64 | ||||
n | % | Mean days | n | % | Mean days | |
All musculoskeletal diseases (M00–M99) | ||||||
Upper non-manual | 3222 | 1.9 | 57 | 2007 | 1.2 | 59 |
Lower non-manual | 17 408 | 4.6 | 67 | 3798 | 2.4 | 67 |
Manual workers | 9257 | 7.2 | 74 | 12 950 | 4.7 | 78 |
All | 29 887 | 4.4 | 68 | 18 749 | 3.1 | 74 |
All back disorders (M40–M54) | ||||||
Upper non-manual | 1289 | 0.8 | 56 | 821 | 0.5 | 62 |
Lower non-manual | 7230 | 1.9 | 64 | 1615 | 1.0 | 70 |
Manual workers | 3259 | 2.5 | 70 | 5321 | 1.9 | 79 |
All | 11 778 | 1.7 | 64 | 7757 | 1.3 | 76 |
Back pain (M54) | ||||||
Upper non-manual | 652 | 0.4 | 40 | 344 | 0.2 | 40 |
Lower non-manual | 4463 | 1.2 | 44 | 846 | 0.5 | 44 |
Manual workers | 2086 | 1.6 | 50 | 3127 | 1.1 | 50 |
All | 7201 | 1.1 | 46 | 4317 | 0.7 | 48 |
Disc disorders (M50–M51) | ||||||
Upper non-manual | 397 | 0.2 | 74 | 320 | 0.2 | 64 |
Lower non-manual | 1526 | 0.4 | 94 | 527 | 0.3 | 90 |
Manual workers | 599 | 0.5 | 114 | 1407 | 0.5 | 112 |
All | 2522 | 0.4 | 96 | 2254 | 0.4 | 100 |
Shoulder disorders (M75) | ||||||
Upper non-manual | 315 | 0.2 | 54 | 213 | 0.1 | 58 |
Lower non-manual | 2235 | 0.6 | 66 | 470 | 0.3 | 68 |
Manual workers | 1507 | 1.2 | 70 | 2141 | 0.8 | 78 |
All | 4057 | 0.6 | 66 | 2824 | 0.5 | 75 |
All osteoarthritis (M15–M19) | ||||||
Upper non-manual | 486 | 0.3 | 75 | 352 | 0.2 | 81 |
Lower non-manual | 2178 | 0.6 | 99 | 542 | 0.3 | 92 |
Manual workers | 1281 | 1.0 | 107 | 1612 | 0.6 | 115 |
All | 3945 | 0.6 | 98 | 2506 | 0.4 | 105 |
Knee osteoarthritis (M17) | ||||||
Upper non-manual | 244 | 0.1 | 72 | 141 | 0.1 | 74 |
Lower non-manual | 1072 | 0.3 | 90 | 249 | 0.2 | 82 |
Manual workers | 632 | 0.5 | 97 | 842 | 0.3 | 108 |
All | 1948 | 0.3 | 90 | 1232 | 0.2 | 99 |
Hip osteoarthritis (M16) | ||||||
Upper non-manual | 117 | 0.1 | 97 | 122 | 0.1 | 87 |
Lower non-manual | 390 | 0.1 | 124 | 136 | 0.1 | 114 |
Manual workers | 168 | 0.1 | 125 | 303 | 0.1 | 152 |
All | 675 | 0.1 | 119 | 561 | 0.1 | 129 |
Rheumatoid arthritis (M05–M06) | ||||||
Upper non-manual | 61 | 0.0 | 60 | 10 | 0.0 | 44 |
Lower non-manual | 311 | 0.1 | 87 | 30 | 0.0 | 97 |
Manual workers | 136 | 0.1 | 111 | 63 | 0.0 | 105 |
All | 508 | 0.1 | 90 | 103 | 0.0 | 97 |
Other musculoskeletal diseases | ||||||
Upper non-manual | 1144 | 0.7 | 47 | 629 | 0.4 | 42 |
Lower non-manual | 6076 | 1.6 | 51 | 1208 | 0.8 | 47 |
Manual workers | 3513 | 2.7 | 56 | 4295 | 1.6 | 52 |
All | 10 733 | 1.6 | 52 | 6132 | 1.0 | 51 |
All musculoskeletal diagnoses based on the International Classification of Diseases-10 (codes M00–M99 in parentheses).