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Frequency of self-reported sickness absence in the previous 12 months among workers reported in 2000 (n = 3036) |
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| n |
% of workers with at least 1 day of sickness absence |
Number of days among workers with absence |
% of total days of sickness absence |
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| QL* |
Median |
QU** |
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| Total sickness absence |
1850 |
[61] |
3 |
6 |
14 |
100 |
| Sickness absence 1–12 days |
1302 |
[43] |
3 |
5 |
7 |
23 |
| Sickness absence >12 days |
548 |
[18] |
15 |
23 |
45 |
77 |
| % of total days of sickness absence due to MSD |
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| Sickness absence due to MSD |
666 |
[22] |
4 |
10 |
20 |
100 |
| Sickness absence 1–12 days due to MSD |
399 |
[13] |
3 |
5 |
7 |
16 |
| Sickness absence >12 days due to MSD |
267 |
[9] |
15 |
25 |
45 |
84 |
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MSD: musculoskeletal disorders *QL lower quartile ** Qu upper quartile | ||||||
Morken et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2003 4:21 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-4-21 |
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