Characteristics of the cohort: persons covered in the PensionDanmark Health Scheme in the period 2005–2017 aged 18–65 years
| Job title | Measured sex (N) | N, at entry Men/Women | Median age at entry (IQR) | Total risk time, person-years | Wrist angular velocity (°/s), 50th percentile, (SD) | Wrist force, expert mean* |
| Office worker | Men (18) | 3667 | 34.5 (25.3–47.4) | 4961.2 | 3.5 (1.9) | 1.00 |
| Fork-lift operator | Men (10) | 6105/460 | 38.2 (28.5–47.3) | 15 737.1 | 5.6 (2.6) | 1.30 |
| Office worker | Women (25) | 7499 | 38.3 (27.1–48.6) | 14 748.1 | 6.1 (3.5) | 1.00 |
| Truck driver | Men (11) | 32 476/518 | 39.7 (30.1–48.4) | 145 085.8 | 6.4 (3.8) | 2.15 |
| Plumber | Men (11) | 4199/5 | 38.1 (30.0–46.1) | 22 118.5 | 9.3 (2.2) | 4.00 |
| Smith | Men (12) | 6262/43 | 37.6 (27.5–47.6) | 9732.8 | 10.2 (2.2) | 4.25 |
| Wood processing worker | Men (10) | 2515/411 | 40.8 (29.9–49.8) | 6327.8 | 10.4 (3.0) | 3.10 |
| Gardener | Men (11) | 2681 | 34.4 (25.3–47.1) | 4763.9 | 11.6 (2.4) | 4.15 |
| Carpenter | Men (10) | 23 772/53 | 30.9 (23.8–43.4) | 82 594.7 | 11.6 (2.3) | 4.20 |
| Scaffolder | Men (10) | 5284/52 | 38.2 (28.7–48.5) | 10 316.1 | 12.9 (1.6) | 4.40 |
| Construction worker | Men (10) | 15 789/155 | 39.0 (27.8–48.8) | 42 444.5 | 14.0 (3.8) | 4.15 |
| Bricklayer | Men (10) | 10 096/36 | 34.4 (25.4–47.7) | 35 651.7 | 14.2 (4.7) | 4.15 |
| Garbage collector | Men (11) | 3916/109 | 39.1 (30.2–47.6) | 12 287.1 | 14.3 (2.4) | 3.10 |
| Pig farm worker | Men (10) | 2770/915 | 22.7 (19.0–29.7) | 5128.5 | 14.6 (4.8) | 3.15 |
| Hairdresser | Women (10) | 631/10 325 | 25.1 (21.7–32.8) | 44 347.8 | 16.3 (2.8) | 1.25 |
| Gardener | Women (9) | 532 | 34.4 (26.0–43.7) | 911.1 | 18.4 (7.2) | 4.15 |
| Kitchen assistant | Women (10) | 11 994/12 282 | 28.0 (22.0–38.9) | 45 584.1 | 21.5 (4.0) | 2.45 |
| Cleaning assistant | Women (24) | 15 753/27 954 | 37.9 (28.7–48.0) | 101 735.8 | 27.9 (3.2) | 2.55 |
| Laundry worker | Men (10) | 1066 | 33.2 (25.2–44.1) | 3383.4 | 30.1 (8.5) | 2.35 |
| Laundry worker | Women (13) | 2387 | 39.8 (30.2–49.0) | 8890.2 | 31.8 (7.0) | 2.35 |
| Total | 148 976/63 736 | 35.1 (25.7–46.4) | 616 759.8 | 14.5 | 2.96 | |
| Minimum–maximum | 9–25 | 3.5–31.8 | 1.0–4.4 |
Exposure intensities of wrist angular velocity are based on the electro-goniometric measurements. Wrist force is based on expert rating. Jobs are arranged according to increasing wrist velocity.
*Full range was 1–5.5.
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