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Table 3 Results by population

From: Musculoskeletal pain and effort-reward imbalance- a systematic review

Source

Population

N

Design

P/ I of musculoskeletal pain

ERI ratio score > 1

Calculation of ERI

Pain localisation

Results by populationAnalysis in subgroups

Herin et al., 2011 [25]

Healthcare workers

2,194

C-S

P: 31%

10.7%

> 1, tertiles, continuous

Upper extremities

 

van Vegchel et al., 2002 [21]

167

C-S

P: 13%

-

Tertiles

Upper/lower extremities, neck, shoulders, back

 

Weyers, 2006 [23]

367

C-S

-

-

Tertiles

General MSDs

 

Simon et al., 2008 [26]

21,516

C-S

P: 38–48%

-

Tertiles

Neck, lower back

Three facility types

Gillen et al., 2007 [39]

664

C-C

NA

-

Continuous

Upper/lower extremities, neck, back

 

Joksimovic et al., 2002 [27]

Passenger transport companies

316

C-S

P: 24–70%

15%

> 1

Upper/lower extremities, neck, shoulders, back, hips

Six pain localisations

Dragano et al., 2003 [28]

316

C-S

P: 16–51%

23–64%

Tertiles

Neck, shoulders, back, hips

Four pain localisations

Rugulies et al., 2007

1,179

PC

I: 25–26%

-

Quartiles, continuous

Lower back, neck

Two pain localisations

Peter et al., 1998 [29]

1,325

C-S

P: 19–59%

42–46%

> 1

General MSDs

Three occupational groups

Lau, 2008 [22]

Public authorities

1,803

C-S

-

5.4%

> 1

Neck, shoulders, back, arms, feet

 

Lapointe et al., 2012

2,431

PC

I: 5.6–11%

27–28%

> 1

Neck, shoulders, lower back, upper extremities

Gender

Taleb et al., 2005 [35]

Bank/insurance companies

247

C-S

P: 34%

-

> 1

Lower back

 

de Jonge et al., 2000 [30]

Random sample from the general population

11,175

C-S

P: 11%

-

Tertiles

Upper/lower extremities, nape of neck, shoulders, back

 

Toivanen, 2011 [31]

2,613

C-S

P: 22–29%

24–30%

> 1

Upper/lower extremities, shoulders, back

Gender

Bernard et al., 2011 [32]

Vineyard workers

3,947

C-S

P: 21–58%

8–13%

> 1

Upper/lower extremities, nape of neck, shoulders, back

Gender

Tsutsumi et al., 2001 [24]

Dental technicians

105

C-S

-

-

> 1

Upper extremities, nape of neck, shoulders, back

 

Krause et al., 2010 [38]

Call centre operatives

165

PC

I: 52%

3%

> 1, continuous

Nape of neck and shoulders, right and left upper extremities

Three pain localisations

Burgel et al., 2010 [33]

Cleaners

439

C-S

P: 56%

54%

> 1, quartiles, continuous

Shoulders

 

von dem Knesebeck et al., 2005 [34]

Police officers

480

C-S

P: 13–50%

19–66%

> 1

Nape of neck, shoulders, back, hips

Four pain localisations

  1. Legend: P= prevalence, I = Incidence, C-S = Cross-sectional study, PC = Prospective cohort study, C-C = Case-control study, NA = not applicable.