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Table 1 Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of questionnaire respondents in 2005

From: Knee complaints and consequences on work status; a 10-year follow-up survey among floor layers and graphic designers

 

Floor layers (N = 109)

Graphic designers (N = 241)

 

1995

2005

1995

2005

 

Mean

Range

Mean

Range

Mean

Range

Mean

Range

Age (years)

43.5

26–60

53.5

36–70

48.6

30–60

58.6

40–70

Seniority * (years)

22.0

2–40

29.4

3–49

27.6

1–45

34.9

2–54

BMI(kg/m2)

25.5

19.6–40.1

26.7

20.0–51.1

25.0

16.8–37.3

26.1

16.6–42.0

Employment in the trade

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Presently at work

81 (74.3%)

56 (51.4%)

173 (71.8%)

75 (31.1%)

Presently off work

28 (25.7%)

53 (48.6%)

68 (28.2%)

166 (68.9%)

- Change of occupation

   18 (16.5%)

   27 (24.8%)

   37 (15.3%)

   69 (28.7%)

- Early retirement

   2 (1.9%)

   9 (8.3%)

   27 (11.2%)

   68 (28.2%)

- Old-age pension

-

   5 (4.6%)

-

   19 (7.9%)

- Disability pension

   7 (6.4%)

   8 (7.3%)

   4 (1.7%)

   8 (3.3%)

- Rehabilitated

-

   1 (0.9%)

-

-

- Long illness

   1 (0.9%)

   3 (2.7%)

-

   2 (0.8%)

  1. *Duration of employment in the trade
  2. BMI, body mass index