Table 3. Sex-specific prevalence rates of at least one clinically diagnosed upper limb musculoskeletal disorder according to economic sector of employment.
| Economic sector (French classification NAF) | Men | Women | ||||
| No | n | % | No | n | % | |
| A. Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing (NAF 01–05) | 31 | 2 | 6.5 | 25 | 7 | 28.0 |
| Agriculture (NAF 01) | 31 | 2 | 6.5 | 25 | 7 | 28.0 |
| C. Mining and quarrying (stone, sand and clay) (NAF 10–14) | 18 | 3 | 16.7 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 |
| D. Manufacturing industries (NAF 15–37) | 829 | 107 | 12.9 | 395 | 77 | 19.5 |
| Food and drink industry (NAF 15) | 182 | 22 | 12.1 | 113 | 15 | 13.3 |
| Garment industry (NAF 18) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 4 | 33.3 |
| Shoe and leather industry (NAF 19) | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 3 | 10.7 |
| Manufacture of wood and wood products (NAF 20) | 24 | 3 | 12.5 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 |
| Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products (NAF 21) | 52 | 6 | 11.5 | 12 | 4 | 33.3 |
| Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media (NAF 22) | 17 | 1 | 5.9 | 9 | 1 | 11.1 |
| Chemical industry (NAF 24) | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Manufacture of rubber and plastic products (NAF 25) | 84 | 12 | 14.3 | 45 | 15 | 33.3 |
| Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products (NAF 26) | 22 | 1 | 4.6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Manufacture of basic metals (NAF 27) | 23 | 2 | 8.7 | 6 | 3 | 50.0 |
| Manufacture of fabricated metal products (NAF 28) | 91 | 17 | 18.7 | 11 | 2 | 18.2 |
| Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (NAF 29) | 89 | 13 | 14.6 | 26 | 6 | 23.1 |
| Manufacture of electrical and optical equipment (NAF 30–33) | 89 | 7 | 15.7 | 69 | 10 | 14.5 |
| Manufacture of motor vehicles (NAF 34) | 63 | 16 | 25.4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Manufacture of other transport equipment (NAF 35) | 9 | 1 | 11.1 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Manufacture of furniture and wood industries (NAF 36) | 57 | 6 | 10.5 | 45 | 8 | 17.8 |
| Recycling (NAF 37) | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| E. Electricity, gas and water supply (NAF 40–41) | 12 | 2 | 16.7 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 |
| F. Construction (NAF 45) | 189 | 25 | 13.2 | 25 | 1 | 4.0 |
| G. Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods (NAF 50–52) | 240 | 20 | 8.3 | 238 | 31 | 13.0 |
| Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (NAF 50) | 62 | 5 | 8.1 | 11 | 2 | 18.2 |
| Wholesale trade (NAF 51) | 96 | 9 | 9.4 | 50 | 7 | 14.0 |
| Retail trade, repair of personal and household goods (NAF 52) | 82 | 6 | 7.3 | 177 | 22 | 12.4 |
| H. Hotels and restaurants (NAF 55) | 40 | 1 | 2.5 | 47 | 7 | 14.9 |
| I. Transport, storage and communication (NAF 60–64) | 152 | 20 | 13.2 | 67 | 10 | 14.9 |
| Land transport (NAF 60) | 63 | 8 | 12.7 | 19 | 3 | 15.8 |
| Auxiliary transport activities (NAF 63) | 13 | 2 | 15.4 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Post and telecommunications (NAF 64) | 75 | 10 | 13.3 | 42 | 7 | 16.7 |
| J. Financial intermediation, insurance and pension funding (NAF 65–67) | 74 | 9 | 12.2 | 76 | 7 | 9.2 |
| Insurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security (NAF 66) | 54 | 7 | 13.0 | 54 | 6 | 11.1 |
| K. Real estate, renting and business activities (NAF 70–74) | 267 | 17 | 6.4 | 196 | 20 | 10.2 |
| Other business activities (legal, accounting, advertising, etc) (NAF 74) | 229 | 15 | 6.6 | 163 | 18 | 11.0 |
| L. Public administration, compulsory social security (NAF 75) | 174 | 29 | 16.7 | 140 | 25 | 17.9 |
| M. Education (NAF 80) | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 3 | 15.0 |
| N. Health and social work (NAF 85) | 72 | 4 | 5.6 | 236 | 30 | 12.7 |
| O. Social and personal services activities (NAF 90–93) | 44 | 4 | 9.1 | 72 | 8 | 11.1 |
| P. Activities of households (NAF 95) | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 2157 | 243 | 11.3 | 1544 | 228 | 14.8 |
No, number of subjects in the study; n, number of cases; NAF, “Nomenclature des Activités Françaises”, the French activities nomenclature code; n.e.c., not elsewhere classified.