Table 1.
Descriptives of the study population of female healthcare workers (N=4,977), and the three subgroups with long-term pain in the low back (N=1,089), neck/shoulders (N=1,400) and knees (N=579)
| |
All (N = 4,977) |
Low back pain(N = 1,089) |
Neck/shoulder pain(N = 1,400) |
Knee pain(N = 579) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | %a | Mean (SD) | %a | Mean (SD) | %a | Mean (SD) | %a | |
| Age (years) |
46 (9) |
|
47 (8) |
|
47 (8) |
|
49 (8) |
|
| Tenure (years) |
9 (7) |
|
9 (7) |
|
9 (7) |
|
10 (7) |
|
| Weekly working hours (h) |
31 (4) |
|
31 (5) |
|
31 (5) |
|
31 (4) |
|
| Smoke |
|
36 |
|
39 |
|
37 |
|
36 |
| Body Mass Index |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Normal |
|
59 |
|
53 |
|
58 |
|
49 |
| Overweight |
|
29 |
|
33 |
|
30 |
|
33 |
| Obese |
|
12 |
|
14 |
|
12 |
|
18 |
| Leisure physical activity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Low |
|
4 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
| Medium |
|
41 |
|
44 |
|
43 |
|
45 |
| High |
|
51 |
|
48 |
|
49 |
|
47 |
| Very high |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
| > 30 days with pain last year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Low back |
|
22 |
|
100 |
|
45 |
|
49 |
| Neck/shoulder |
|
29 |
|
58 |
|
100 |
|
52 |
| Knees |
|
12 |
|
27 |
|
22 |
|
100 |
| Perceived physical exertion during healthcare work |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Light |
|
34 |
|
19 |
|
23 |
|
27 |
| Moderate |
|
41 |
|
41 |
|
40 |
|
38 |
| Strenuous |
|
25 |
|
40 |
|
37 |
|
35 |
| Psychosocial work conditions (0–100) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Emotional demands |
47 (18) |
|
50 (18) |
|
50 (18) |
|
50 (18) |
|
| Influence at work |
46 (20) |
|
42 (20) |
|
42 (20) |
|
44 (20) |
|
| Role conflicts |
41 (15) |
|
43 (15) |
|
43 (15) |
|
42 (15) |
|
| Quality of leadership | 58 (21) | 54 (22) | 54 (21) | 55 (22) | ||||
a "%" refers to percentage of study population.