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Table 1 Characteristics of workers on sick leave due to knee and hip osteoarthritis. Number of participants (n) and their % of the total sample are shown

From: The economic burden of knee and hip osteoarthritis: absenteeism and costs in the Dutch workforce

 

Knee osteoarthritis [n(%)]

Hip osteoarthritis [n(%)]

Workers

870 (100)

529 (100)

Sex

 Male

523 (60.1)

274 (51.8)

 Female

347 (39.9)

255 (48.2)

Age

  < 45

42 (4.8)

33 (6.2)

 45–49

69 (7.9)

53 (10.0)

 50–54

126 (14.5)

86 (16.3)

 55–59

277 (31.8)

142 (26.8)

 60–64

311 (35.7)

196 (37.1)

  ≥ 65

45 (5.2)

19 (3.6)

Working hours

  < 20

143 (16.4)

77 (14.6)

 20–24

80 (9.2)

64 (12.1)

 25–29

56 (6.4)

44 (8.3)

 30–34

97 (11.1)

55 (10.4)

 35–39

242 (27.8)

160 (30.2)

  ≥ 40

252 (29.0)

129 (24.4)

Number of sick leave episodes

 1

823 (94.6)

506 (95.7)

  > 1

47 (5.4)

23 (4.3)