Table 1 Comparing the prevalence of health problems among ambulance personnel and the core work force in Denmark
Pain in arm, shoulder, neck | Pain in low back | Poor mental health | Poor self-rated health | Poor quality of sleep | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ambulance personnel (n = 1689) | Core work force in Denmark (n = 14175) | Ambulance personnel (n = 1690) | Core work force in Denmark (n = 14189) | Ambulance personnel (n = 1676) | Core work force in Denmark (n = 14040) | Ambulance personnel (n = 1661) | Core work force in Denmark (n = 14097) | Ambulance personnel only (n = 1684) | |
All | 42 (40–44) | 29 (29–30) | 40 (38–42) | 30 (29–31) | 18 (16–20) | 20 (20–21) | 4 (3–4) | 11 (10–11) | 19 (17–21) |
Gender | |||||||||
Women | 44 (34–53) | 36 (35–37) | 42 (33–52) | 33 (32–34) | 25 (17–34) | 24 (23–25) | 1 (0–3) | 11 (10–12) | 19 (11–26) |
Men | 42 (40–44) | 23 (22–24) | 40 (38–42) | 27 (26–28) | 17 (15–19) | 17 (16–18) | 4 (3–5) | 10 (9–11) | 19 (17–21) |
Age groups | |||||||||
18–29 | 34 (28–39) | 24 (22–26) | 33 (28–38) | 29 (26–31) | 21 (17–25) | 23 (21–25) | 2 (0–3) | 7 (6–9) | 19 (15–23) |
30–39 | 43 (39–47) | 25 (23–26) | 42 (38–47) | 29 (27–30) | 20 (17–24) | 21 (20–23) | 3 (2–5) | 8 (7–9) | 19 (16–23) |
40–49 | 44 (39–49) | 31 (29–32) | 41 (36–46) | 30 (29–31) | 16 (13–20) | 20 (19–21) | 4 (2–6) | 10 (9–11) | 17 (13–21) |
50–59 | 46 (41–51) | 35 (34–37) | 42 (37–46) | 33 (31–34) | 13 (10–17) | 20 (18–21) | 5 (3–7) | 15 (14–16) | 21 (17–25) |
60+ | 46 (35–58) | 25 (22–28) | 44 (32–55) | 26 (23–29) | 13 (5–21) | 14 (11–16) | 4 (0–9) | 9 (7–11) | 19 (9–28) |