Table 2

Demographic characteristics of participants in the study by Bardgett and colleagues (13)

Patient	Sex	Age at time of surgery, yr	Time lapse between surgery and interview, mo	Type of employment	Sector	Time taken to return to work, wk
1	Male	58	9	Information technology	Private	12
2	Female	49	21	Supermarket assistant	Private	13
3	Female	55	14	General practitioner receptionist	Public	12
4	Male	59	21	Project engineer	Private	6 from home 10 at workplace
5	Male	59	11	Self-employed manager	Private	6
6	Female	57	25	Teacher	Public	6
7	Female	47	23	Self-employed farmer	Private	8
8	Male	58	35	Estates officer	Public	12
9	Female	40	20	Administration	Public	2 from home 5 at workplace
10	Male	55	8	HGV driver	Private	10