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Table 1 Characteristics of the source population, 18,786 workers with or without neck or upper back pain (neck pain), (18,450 reported Work Ability Score). N = number of workers

From: Important work demands for reducing sickness absence among workers with neck or upper back pain: a prospective cohort study

 

Women

Men

No neck pain

Neck pain

No neck pain

Neck pain

N = 6957

N = 3023

N = 7262

N = 1544

Age category

 16–29 years

948

383

937

140

 30–49 years

3285

1415

3534

711

 50–64 years

2724

1225

2791

693

Work Ability Score

 WAS 10 Excellent

3960

1314

3822

574

 WAS 8–9 Good

2139

1004

2529

566

 WAS 6–7 Moderate

579

443

656

273

 WAS 1–5 Poor

170

197

137

87