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Table 2 Weighted descriptive statistics

From: Upper body and lower limbs musculoskeletal symptoms and health inequalities in Europe: an analysis of cross-sectional data

Variable

      

Missing

       

values

Age

42 (11.2)

     

0

Sex (%)

Male

Female

    

0

 

51

49

     

Upper body symptoms (%)

No

Yes

    

49

 

55

45

     

Lower limb symptoms (%)

No

Yes

    

52

 

70

30

     

Exposed to extreme physical working

       

conditions Range: 1 (always) -7 (never)

       

Positions

6 (1.9)

     

78

Loads

6 (1.7)

     

38

Repetitive tasks

4 (2.2)

     

55

Speed

5 (2)

     

117

Temperature/high

7 (1.4)

     

44

Temperature/low

7 (1.4)

     

58

Standing

4 (2.3)

     

45

Vibrations

7 (1.7)

     

37

Stress. Range: 1 (always) - 5 (never)

3 (1.1)

     

59

Shift work? (%)

No

Yes

    

135

 

85

15

     

Work hours per week

38 (11.6)

     

417

Support from colleagues (%)

(Almost) Always

Sometimes

Rarely/Never

Not applicable

  

123

 

64

16

8

11

   

Job skill demands (%)

Need training

Skills correspond

Not challenged

   

234

 

11

58

31

    

Contact with clients/customers? (%)

Yes

No

    

128

 

70

30

     

Able to change work methods? (%)

Yes

No

    

165

 

70

30

     

How well informed about work-related

2 (0.7)

     

438

risks? Range: 1 (well) - 4 (not at all)

       

Travel time to work (minutes)

30 (36.1)

     

345

Occupation (ISCO 2008) (%)

      

180

 

ISCO 1

9

ISCO 4

12

ISCO 7

11

 
 

ISCO 2

15

ISCO 5

18

ISCO 8

6

 
 

ISCO 3

16

ISCO 6

2

ISCO 9

10

 

Company size. Number of employees (%)

Self employed

(1, 10]

(10,50]

(50,100]

(100,500]

+ 500

619

 

11

28

28

10

14

8

 

Job experience (years)

7 (9.5)

     

197

How often involved in sport, leasure

4 (1.6)

     

87

activities. Range: 1 (everyday) -6 (never)

       

Country (%)

      

0

 

BE

18

FR

14

AT

4

 
 

DK

5

IE

5

PT

4

 
 

DE

9

IT

7

FI

4

 
 

GR

5

LU

4

SE

4

 
 

ES

5

NL

4

UK

7

 
  1. Median, standard deviation in parentheses and proportions (%).