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Fig. 4

From: Associations between biopsychosocial factors and chronic upper limb pain among slaughterhouse workers: cross sectional study

Fig. 4

Work ability index. Illustration of between group differences in work ability index score (left side), and work ability single item score (right side). Item 1) Current work ability compared with the lifetime best, 2) Work ability in relation to the demands of the job, 3) Number of current diseases diagnosed by a physician, 4) Estimated work impairment due to diseases, 5) Sick leave during the past year, 6) Own prognosis of work ability two years from now, 7) Mental resources. Dotted line represents the maximum score possible for the single items of the work ability index. * denotes statistical different from pain-free controls

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