Table 1.
Demographic data, sick leave, proportions of symptoms from the neck, shoulder and low back during the 12 months preceding baseline, and proportions of women participating in some intervention.
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Study group Ia n = 443 |
Study group IIb n = 274 |
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| Age, mean (SD) | 45 years (± 10) |
45 years (± 10) |
| Symptoms some time during the 12 months before baseline | ||
| Neck | 59% | 57% |
| Shoulders | 66% | 65% |
| Low back | 62% | 60% |
| Number of days on sick leave due to any cause 12 months before baseline/6 months before 18-month follow-up, mean (SD) | 14 (38)/ 12 (31) |
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| Numbers of days on sick leave 12 months before baseline (other reasons than disorders of the neck, shoulder and/or back)/ due to any cause 6 months before 18-month follow-up, mean (SD) | 10 (30)/ 9 (30) |
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| Duration of employment | ||
| 0 – 4 years | 3% | 3% |
| 5 – 10 years | 22% | 20% |
| 11 – 20 year | 47% | 43% |
| >20 years | 28% | 34% |
| Proportion of full-time work, mean (SD) | 81% (± 17) | 81% (± 17) |
| N:o of persons in household (including the person involved), mean (SD) | 2,7 (± 1.3) | 2,8 (± 1.3) |
| Living alone | 17% | 16% |
| Participation in intervention | ||
| Stress Management group | 18% | 21% |
| Individual Physical Training group | 16% | 18% |
| Control group | 20% | 25% |
a All participants at baseline. b Participants who at baseline reported no sick leave due to neck, shoulder and/or back disorders during the preceding 12 months and who answered the questionnaire at the 18-month follow-up.