Table 1.

Descriptive data of matched variables among 8558 individuals with dorsopathy diagnosed in specialized health care as well as decompression surgery 2008–2010 in Sweden.

Sociodemographic factors	N (%)
Sex
Men	4561 (53.3)
Women	3997 (46.7)
Age
25–34	1328 (15.5)
35–44	2601 (30.4)
45–54	2572 (30.1)
55–60	2057 (24.0)
Educational level (years)
Compulsory school (<9)	1503 (17.6)
High school (10–12)	4594 (53.7)
College or university (>12)	2461 (28.8)
Region of birth country
Sweden	7096 (82.9)
Nordic countries (except Sweden)	370 (4.3)
Europe (Except Nordic countries)	202 (2.4)
Outside Europe	890 (10.4)