Table 2.
Frequency of regular repetitive movements performance during principal occupation
| Arthritis | No arthritisb | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hand OAa | Hip or knee OAa | RA | ||||
| Women (n = 26) |
Men (n = 9) |
Women (n = 68) |
Men (n = 58) |
(n = 17) | (n = 1310) | |
| Jolting hands (%) | 21 (81) | 9 (100) | 54 (79) | 47 (81) | 14 (82) | 981 (76) [missing 11] |
| Lifting 20 kg (%) | 10 (38) | 5 (56) | 30 (44) | 46 (79) | 4 (24) | 777 (60) [missing 11] |
| Pushing 20 kg (%) | 11 (42) | 6 (67) | 34 (50) | 45 (78) | 5 (29) | 846 (65) [missing 12] |
| Climbing (%) | 12 (46) | 4 (44) | 36 (53) | 24 (41) | 4 (24) | 635 (49) [missing 12] |
| Standing >30 min (%) | 19 (73) | 8 (89) | 60 (88) | 46 (79) | 5 (29) | 1169 (90) [missing 12] |
| Kneeling >30 min (%) | 14 (54) | 6 (67) | 42 (61) | 39 (67) | 7 (41) | 786 (61) [missing 12] |
| Sit-to-stand (%) | 19 (73) | 9 (100) | 57 (83) | 50 (86) | 11 (65) | 1080 (83) [missing 12] |
OA osteoarthritis, RA rheumatoid arthritis, missing number of participants with missing data
aCases with combined hand and hip or hand and knee OA were considered for both hand and hip or knee OA parameters’ estimation
b Includes data from participants without musculoskeletal symptoms and participants diagnosed with other than arthritis during the confirmatory stage