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. 2007 Feb 15;64(11):739–746. doi: 10.1136/oem.2006.027789

Table 2 “Health problems”: findings in one or more of these topics. Percentages have been calculated within the group.

Topic Criteria n (%)
Severe physical impairment at work (0–10) ⩾5 270 (64)
Severe pain At least “moderate” pain that “affects working ability” at minimum three times a week 81 (18)
Self‐rated future working ability: Uncertain of own ability (“Uncertain”), or quite sure (“Not able”) not being able 244 (58)
Potential depression (0–30) DEPS score ⩾11 68 (16)
Severe insomnia Problems in falling asleep or night awakenings AND daytime tiredness daily or almost daily 60 (14)
Work‐related fatigue “Very much” feeling of being squeezed empty because of work 35 (8)
Work‐related stress “Very much” feeling tense, strained, nervous and/or anxious because things are on one's mind all the time 30 (7)

Sum of percentages exceeds 100% because many subjects had more than one abnormal finding.