Variables | Total (n=125) | Construction (n=61) | Healthcare (n=64) | ||||||
% | Mean | SD | % | Mean | SD | % | Mean | SD | |
Age (years) | 42.0 | 11.9 | 39.8 | 13.5 | 44.1 | 9.9 | |||
Gender (male) | 59.2 | 98.4 | 21.9 | ||||||
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.3 | 3.6 | 25.6 | 3.3 | 25.0 | 3.8 | |||
Smokers | 28.8 | 31.1 | 26.6 | ||||||
Seniority in profession | 16.4 | 11.2 | 16.9 | 12.6 | 16.0 | 9.7 | |||
Normal work hours per week | 36.7 | 4.2 | 37.8 | 4.0 | 35.7 | 4.2 | |||
Work hours measured per day | 7.6 | 1.5 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 7.1 | 0.8 | |||
Bending ≥30° at work (min) | 86.4 | 46.2 | 94.3 | 52.8 | 79.2 | 38.2 | |||
Bending ≥60° at work (min) | 21.5 | 19.7 | 27.7 | 25.0 | 15.8 | 10.3 | |||
LBPi at baseline (0–3) | |||||||||
Not troubled | 44.3 | 48.3 | 40.3 | ||||||
A little troubled | 25.4 | 26.7 | 24.2 | ||||||
Rather intensely troubled | 28.7 | 25.0 | 32.3 | ||||||
Very intensely troubled | 1.6 | 0.0 | 3.2 | ||||||
Sitting duration at work (min) | 165.0 | 104.3 | 158.2 | 114.6 | 171.6 | 93.8 | |||
Heavy lifting at work (0–3)* | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | |||
Social climate at work (1–5)† | 4.0 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | |||
Decision control at work (1–5)‡ | 3.1 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 0.8 | |||
Fair leadership (1–5)‡ | 4.0 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.9 | |||
Empowering leadership (1–5)‡ | 3.5 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 1.0 |
*Response alternatives: (0) No, (1) Yes, 1–4 times, (2) Yes, 5–19 times, (3) Yes, at least 20 times a day.
†Response alternatives for supportive, trustful and comfortable climate: (1) Very little or not at all, (2) Rather little, (3) Somewhat, (4) Rather much, (5) Very much.
‡Response alternatives: (1) Very seldom or never, (2) Rather seldom, (3) Sometimes, (4) Rather often, (5) Very often or always.
LBPi, low-back pain intensity.