Sample n = 118 | Women n = 63 | Men n = 55 | |
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Age, mean (SD) | 45.7 (8.3) | 45.0 (8.6) | 46.5 (8.1) |
Body Mass Index, mean (SD) | 26.3 (3.7) | 25.5 (4.0) | 27.3 (3.1) |
Smokingb, frequency (%) | 8 (6.8%) | 4 (6.3%) | 4 (7.4%) |
Educationb, frequency (%) | |||
Elementary school | 7 (6.0%) | 2 (3.2%) | 5 (9.1%) |
High school | 51 (43.6%) | 26 (41.3%) | 25 (45.4%) |
University | 42 (35.9%) | 28 (44.4%) | 14 (25.9%) |
Vocational education | 17 (14.5%) | 7 (11.1%) | 10 (18.2%) |
Sick leavea, frequency (%) | |||
No sick leave | 75 (64.7%) | 35 (56.5%) | 40 (74.1%) |
Full-time | 23 (19.8%) | 14 (22.6%) | 9 (16.7%) |
Part-time | 16 (13.8%) | 11 (17.7%) | 5 (9.3%) |
Other disease | 2 (1.7%) | 2 (3.2%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Previous lumbar disc surgery for radiculopathy, frequency (%) | 11 (9.3%) | 7 (11.1%) | 4 (7.3%) |