Total sample (n = 137) | Construction (n = 65) | Health care (n = 72) | P-value* | ||||
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N (%) | Mean (SD) | N (%) | Mean (SD) | N (%) | Mean (SD) | ||
Gender, (female) | 58(42.3) | 1(1.5) | 57(79.2) | <0.001 | |||
Age, (years) | 41.8(12) | 40(13.2) | 42.3(10.8) | 0.086 | |||
BMI, (kg/m2) | 25.5(3.8) | 25.6(3.4) | 25.5(4.2) | 0.379 | |||
V̇O2max, (ml/min/kg), n = 126 | 34.9(10.5) | 37.8(10.5) | 32.2(9.9) | <0.001 | |||
Strength (kg), median/range | 43.5(24–77) | 53(28–77) | 33.5(24–67) | <0.001 | |||
Musculoskeletal pain (>30d/y) | |||||||
Total | 71(51.8) | 32(49.2) | 39(54.2) | 0.564 | |||
Low back | 37(27) | 14(21.5) | 23(31.9) | 0.171 | |||
Neck | 31(22.6) | 9(13.8) | 22(30.6) | 0.020 | |||
Shoulders | 53(38.7) | 24(36.9) | 29(40.3) | 0.639 | |||
Part of working day with lifting in awkward positions | 0.787 | ||||||
Very little/not at all | 91(66.4) | 40(61.5) | 51(70.8) | ||||
¼ | 31(22.6) | 16(24.6) | 15(20.8) | ||||
½ | 9(6.6) | 4(6.2) | 5(6.9) | ||||
¾ | 4(2.9) | 3(4.6) | 1(1.4) | ||||
Almost all time | 2(1.5) | 2(3.1) | 0(0) | ||||
Supportive and encouraging | 0.578 | ||||||
leader and colleagues | |||||||
Very little/not at all | 2(1.5) | 1(1.5) | 1(1.4) | ||||
Fairly small | 5(3.7) | 1(1.5) | 4(5.7) | ||||
Somewhat | 23(17) | 14(21.5) | 9(12.9) | ||||
Fairly much | 75(55.6) | 40(61.5) | 35(50) | ||||
Very much | 30(22.2) | 9(13.8) | 12(30) | ||||
Smoking (yes) | 39(28.3) | 20(30.8) | 19(26.4) | 0.570 | |||
Light physical activity (hours per week) | 0.399 | ||||||
0 | 6 (4.3) | 3 (4.6) | 3 (4.2) | ||||
Less than 1 | 14 (10.1) | 4 (6.2) | 10(13.9) | ||||
1–2 | 36 (26.1) | 20 (30.8) | 16 (22.2) | ||||
3 or more | 61 (44.2) | 29 (44.6) | 32 (44.4) | ||||
Hard physical activity (hours per week) | 0.677 | ||||||
0 | 13 (9.4) | 7 (10.8) | 6 (8.3) | ||||
Less than 1 | 26 (18.8) | 10 (15.4) | 16 (22.2) | ||||
1–2 | 42 (30.4) | 18 (27.7) | 24 (33.3) | ||||
3 or more | 39 (28.3) | 20 (30.8) | 19 (26.4) |