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The occupations of all subjects were classified into four groups on the basis of expected workload (heavy physical load; long lasting postures and repetitive movements; both; no physical load). Construct validity of the subscales created was tested by comparing the subscale scores among these occupational groups.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>The pattern of the factor loadings of items was almost identical for the three study populations. Two interpretable factors were found: items related to heavy physical workload loaded highly on the first factor, and items related to static postures or repetitive work loaded highly on the second factor. The first constructed subscale \u201cheavy physical work\u201d had a Cronbach\u2019s \u03b1 of 0.92 to 0.93 and the second subscale \u201clong lasting postures and repetitive movements\u201d, of 0.86 to 0.87. 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