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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population* (N = 5396)

From: Work outcome in persons with musculoskeletal diseases: comparison with other chronic diseases & the role of musculoskeletal diseases in multimorbidity

Age, mean (SD)

45.8 (11.0)

Women, n (%)

3008 (55.8)

Work status

 Paid work

4,805 (89.1)

 Work disabled

350 (6.5)

 Unemployed

184 (3.4)

 Living allowance

57 (1.1)

BMI, n (%)

 Underweight

69 (1.3)

 Normal

2853 (52.9)

 Pre-obese

1784 (33.1)

 Obese

690 (12.8)

Level of education, n (%)

n = 5357

 Primary school or no education

105 (2.0)

 Lower professional school

544 (10.2)

 Middle or professional secondary school

1677 (31.3)

 Secondary education

567 (10.6)

 University education

2464 (46.0)

Smoking status, n (%)

n = 5381

 Current smoker

1057 (19.6)

 Never smoked

2535 (47.1)

 Former smoker

1789 (23.3)

Number of morbiditiesa, n (%)

 0

3156 (58.5)

 1

1485 (27.5)

 2

490 (9.1)

  ≥ 3

265 (4.9)

Sick leave during past 12 months in subsample with paid work

n = 4805

 Yes, sick leave n (%)

2264 (47.1)

  1. aPopulation is ≤ 65 years, has either paid work, is work disabled, unemployed or is depending on a living allowance)