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. 2006 Feb;40(2):107–113. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2004.017350

Table 2 Musculoskeletal problems in men and women by flexibility, endurance strength tertiles, school age physical activity, and adult physical activity.

Men % with symptoms Women % with symptoms
Tension neck
Flexibility tertiles
 Low 176 19.9 (35) 212 41.5 (88)
 Intermediate 168 14.3 (24) 189 34.4 (65)
 High 176 11.4 (20) 204 35.8 (73)
Endurance strength tertiles
 Low 162 14.2 (23) 186 44.1 (82)
 Intermediate 190 15.8 (30) 226 36.3 (82)
 High 168 15.5 (26) 193 32.1 (62)
School age physical activity
 Inactive 152 17.8 (27) 170 40.6 (69)
 Active 356 14.6 (52) 428 35.7 (153)
Adult physical activity
 Less than once a week 143 27.8 (22) 112 16.7 (38)
 1–4 times a week 306 58.2 (46) 389 68.4 (156)
 5–7 times a week 69 13.9 (11) 103 14.5 (33)
Recurrent low back pain
Flexibility tertiles
 Low 177 23.7 (42) 211 14.2 (30)
 Intermediate 167 23.4 (39) 189 15.9 (30)
 High 176 22.2 (39) 204 15.7 (32)
Endurance strength tertiles
 Low 162 22.2 (36) 185 15.1 (28)
 Intermediate 191 22.5 (43) 226 15.0 (34)
 High 167 24.6 (41) 193 15.5 (30)
School age physical activity
 Inactive 152 29.1 (44) 170 17.6 (30)
 Active 356 20.7 (74) 428 14.1 (60)
Adult physical activity
 Less than once a week 143 25.8 (31) 112 26.9 (25)
 1–4 times a week 306 63.3 (76) 389 58.1 (54)
 5–7 times a week 69 10.0 (12) 103 14.0 (13)
Knee injury
Flexibility tertiles
 Low 176 13.6 (24) 212 7.1 (15)
 Intermediate 168 11.3 (19) 189 9.0 (17)
 High 176 18.2 (32) 204 5.4 (11)
Endurance strength tertiles
 Low 162 11.1 (18) 186 5.4 (10)
 Intermediate 190 12.6 (24) 226 8.4 (19)
 High 168 19.4 (33) 193 7.3 (14)
School age physical activity
 Inactive 152 11.8 (18) 170 4.1 (7)
 Active 356 15.4 (55) 428 7.9 (34)
Adult physical activity
 Less than once a week 143 22.4 (17) 112 23.3 (10)
 1–4 times a week 306 63.2 (48) 389 62.8 (27)
 5–7 times a week 69 10.5 (8) 103 14.0 (6)

Values in parentheses are numbers. The number of subjects by tertile varies because at baseline not all subjects participated in both strength and flexibility tests, and not all subjects answered the questionnaire in 2001. Data for school age physical activity were missing for 12 men and seven women. Data for adult physical activity were missing for four men and five women.