| Males | Females | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | (N = 593, 45%) | (N = 718, 55%) | ||
Work ability; mean, (range), SD | 8.7 (1–10) 1.3 | 8.5 (1–10) 1.6 | ||
Individual factors at baseline | ||||
 | N | % | N | % |
Civil status | ||||
Cohabit/married/partnership | 197 | 35 | 308 | 47 |
Girl-/boyfriend, not living together | 115 | 20 | 139 | 21 |
Single | 252 | 45 | 210 | 32 |
Education level – highest finished | ||||
Compulsory school/high school | 516 | 83 | 540 | 73 |
College/university | 72 | 17 | 168 | 27 |
Occupation with demands of education at college/university level | ||||
Yes | 44 | 8 | 102 | 15 |
No | 538 | 92 | 594 | 85 |
Living area | ||||
City | 222 | 37 | 310 | 43 |
Not city | 371 | 63 | 408 | 57 |
Birth country | ||||
Sweden | 559 | 94 | 678 | 94 |
Other | 34 | 6 | 40 | 6 |
Smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No, not at all/seldom | 529 | 89 | 594 | 83 |
Yes, daily/nearly daily | 64 | 11 | 123 | 17 |
Body mass index | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< 25 kg/m2 | 372 | 64 | 511 | 76 |
≥ 25 kg/m2 | 206 | 36 | 161 | 24 |
Physical activity in leisure time | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Moderate exercise-hard training | 487 | 83 | 601 | 85 |
Sedentary | 99 | 17 | 106 | 15 |
Chronic pain or ache ( >3 months) |  |  |  |  |
No | 487 | 83 | 501 | 70 |
Yes | 99 | 17 | 215 | 30 |
Symptoms of depression last month | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 301 | 69 | 249 | 50 |
Yes | 138 | 31 | 250 | 50 |
Experienced health | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Good or very good | 491 | 83 | 517 | 72 |
Very bad, bad or moderately | 102 | 17 | 198 | 28 |