Table 4

Calculated ‘aetiological fraction (AF)’ for certain exposures in the high exposure case group and in the whole case group

Type of exposure Degree of exposure Number of cases RR AF in high exposure cases (%) AF in all cases (%)
JumpsLow1901.0
High242.1515
Number of stairsLow441.0
High802.15218
Heavy liftingLow471.0
High821.52810
Physically demanding tasksLow1251.0
High812.35620