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Table 3 Percent of work-related bodily disorders among men and women in Sweden

From: When is work a cause of early retirement and are there any effective organizational measures to combat this? A population-based study of perceived work environment and work-related disorders among employees in Sweden

Work-caused bodily health disorders

Portion of men (%) with the health disorder

Portion of women (%) with the health disorder

Total portion (%) with the health disorder

Dorsal disorders (except neck)

37.2

31.1

33.6

Sleeping disorders

23.4

34.0

29.7

Arm, shoulder disorders

26.8

31.2

29.4

Mental disorders (not localizable)

20.4

27.8

24.8

Neck or throat disorders

11.7

20.9

17.1

Hip, leg, knee disorders

10.7

9.3

9.9

Fingers, hand, wrist disorders

9.1

9.2

9.2

Hearing disorders

8.9

8.1

8.4

Head, face disorders

6.0

9.0

7.8

Stomach, intestines, other abdominal organs

2.8

4.9

4.1

Toes, foot, ankle disorders

4.1

4.0

4.0

Disorder throughout the whole body

2.3

4.5

3.6

Cardiac, vascular disorders

1.7

2.6

2.2

Chest, breast disorders

1.5

1.2

1.3

Lungs, respiratory disorders

1.4

1.0

1.2

Abdominal or pelvic disorders

1.2

0.9

1.0

Eye disorders

0.7

0.9

0.8

Blood or hematopoietic organ disorders

< 0.1

0.9

0.5

Skin disorders

0.4

0.3

0.4