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Table 3 Hazard ratios (HR) of long-term sickness absence(LSA) (>8 weeks) according to potential determinants, men

From: “Inclusive working life in Norway”: a registry-based five-year follow-up study

 

CrudeIW**

Adjusteda IW

CrudeNon-IW

AdjustedaNon- IW

 

HR

95%CI

HR

95%CI

HR

95%CI

HR

95%CI

Age

 

30

1

Reference

1

Reference

1

Reference

1

Reference

40

1.7

1.3-2.2

1.4

1.0-1.8

1.5

1.2-1.9

1.3

1.1-1.7

45

2.0

1.5-2.6

1.7

1.3-2.2

1.5

1.2-1.9

1.4

1.1-1.7

60

2.6

2.0-3.4

2.3

1.7-3.0

2.0

1.7-2.5

1.9

1.6-2.3

Education*

 

1

4.6

3.3-6.5

3.3

2.2-4.9

4.4

3.2-6.0

2.9

2.0-4.0

2

3.3

2.4-4.6

2.7

1.9-3.9

3.4

2.5-4.5

2.3

1.7-3.1

3

2.6

1.9-3.5

2.4

1.7-3.3

2.8

2.1-3.7

2.3

1.7-3.1

4

1.5

1.1-2.1

1.5

1.1-2.0

1.7

1.2-2-2

1.6

1.2-2.1

5

1

Reference

1

Reference

1

Reference

1

Reference

Missing

3.7

2.2-6.1

3.4

2.0-5.8

4.7

3.2-7.0

3.8

2.5-5.7

Industrial classification

 

Secondary industry

1.6

1.2-2.1

1.0

0.7-1.3

2.0

1.6-2.5

1.3

1.0-1.6

Tertiary industry (heavy)

1.9

1.4-2.7

1.2

0.9-1.8

1.8

1.4-2.3

1.1

0.9-1.5

Office work

1

Reference

1

Reference

1

Reference

1

Reference

Teaching sector

1.2

0.8-1.8

1.3

0.9-2.0

1.7

1.2-2.5

1.8

1.2-2.6

Health sector

1.6

1.2-2.1

1.3

1.0-1.7

1.5

1.1-2.0

1.2

0.9-1-7

Missing

1.3

1.1-1.8

1.0

0.7-1.3

2.0

1.6-2.4

1.5

1.2-1.8

Shift work, night work or rotating hours?

 

No

1

Reference

1

Reference

1

Reference

1

Reference

Yes

1.4

1.1-1.8

1.1

0.8-1.4

1.9

1.6-2.3

1.6

1.3-2.1

Missing

1.7

1.3-2.1

2.4

1.2-4.6

1.4

1.2-1.7

1.2

0.8-1.8

Physical job demands

 

Mainly sedentary

1

Reference

1

Reference

1

Reference

1

Reference

Involving significant walking

1.8

1.4-2.3

1.3

1.0-1.7

1.8

1.5-2.2

1.3

1.0-1.5

Heavy physical work or work involving significant walking and lifting

2.5

1.5-2.4

1.6

1.2-2.1

2.6

2.1-3.1

1.8

1.5-2.2

Missing

1.9

1.5-2.4

0.7

0.3—1.3

1.7

1.4-2.1

1.3

0.9-2.0

  1. a Adjusted for age group, educational level, industrial classification, shift work/night work and physical job demands.
  2. *Level of education was collapsed into five categories: Primary education/Lower secondary (1) Upper secondary education, basic (2) Upper secondary, final year/post-secondary non-tertiary education (3) First stage of tertiary education, undergraduate level (4) First stage of tertiary education, graduate level/postgraduate education (5).
  3. ** IW persons: persons employed in an IW enterprise after the agreement was enacted in 2001.