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Table 2 Characteristics of the 30 studies included in the systematic review

From: Gender inequalities in occupational health related to the unequal distribution of working and employment conditions: a systematic review

First author, year

Country

Design

Study population

Dimension assessed

Sample

Gadinger 2010, [25]

Germany

Cross-sectional

middle / top managers

Working conditions

424

Persson 2009, [26]

Denmark

Cross-sectional

Manufacturing of rubber and mechanical assembly

Working conditions

33

Taiwo 2009, [27]

United States

Cohort

Aluminium employees

Working conditions

9,527

Hooftman 2009, [28]

Netherlands

Cohort

Any

Working conditions

1,578

Hooftman 2009, [29]

Netherlands

Cross-sectional

Any

Working conditions

80

Galanakis 2009, [30]

Greece

Cross-sectional

Any

Working conditions

2,775

Alterman 2008, [31]

United States

Cross-sectional

Farm operators

Work-related health problems

7,137

Kim 2008, [32]

South Korea

Cross-sectional

Any

Employment conditions

2,608

Lin 2008, [33]

Taiwan

Cross-sectional

Any

Work-related health problems

1,890

Magnusson 2008, [34]

Sweden

Cohort

Any

Working conditions

3,004

Artazcoz 2007, [35]

Spain

Cross-sectional

Salaried contract workers

Working conditions

2,792

Li 2006, [36]

China

Cross-sectional

Physicians

Working conditions

522

Peter 2006, [37]

Sweden

Case control

Any

Working conditions

1,381

Aittomaki 2005, [38]

Finland

Cross-sectional

Employees between 40–60 year old

Working conditions

5,802

Leijon 2005, [39]

Sweden

Cross-sectional

Any

Working conditions

156

Ludermir 2005, [40]

Brazil

Cross-sectional

Any

Employment conditions

683

Artazcoz 2005, [41]

Spain

Cross-sectional

Salaried workers

Employment conditions

2,472

Borrell 2004, [42]

Spain

Cross-sectional

Any

Working conditions

4,219

Lallukka 2004, [43]

Finland

Cross-sectional

Any employed person between 40–60 years old

Working conditions

6,243

Melamed 2004, [44]

Israel

Cross-sectional

Industrial sector workers

Working conditions

5,727

O’Campo 2004, [45]

United States

Cross-sectional

Any

Employment conditions

1,105

Cortès 2004, [46]

Spain

Cross-sectional

Any

Employment conditions

4,158

Muhonen 2003, [47]

Sweden

Cross-sectional

Workers in the sales division of a telecom company

Working conditions

279

Bildt 2002, [48]

Sweden

Cohort

Any

Working conditions

420

Karlqvist 2002, [49]

Sweden

Cross-sectional

Visual device units operators

Working conditions

1,283

de Zwart 2001, [50]

Netherlands

Cross-sectional

Any

Work-related health problems

16,874

Ibrahim 2001, [51]

Canada

Cross-sectional

Any

Working conditions

8,273

Islam 2001, [52]

United States

Cross-sectional

Any

Work-related health problems

40,193

Dosemeci 1999, [53]

United States

Case control

Any

Working conditions

1,125

Emslie 1999, [54]

United Kingdom

Cross-sectional

University workers

Work-related health problems

1,641