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Table 2 Earlier changes in working career according to current employment status

From: Employment status and changes in working career in relation to asthma: a cross-sectional survey

 

Full-time workers n = 951 – 954

Unemployed n = 176

Work disability n = 246 – 256

Retired

n = 139

p-value 1 vs.2

p-value 1 vs. 3

p-value 1 vs. 4

Change of tasks within the same employer after asthma diagnosis

No

Yes

755 (79.4)

196 (20.6)

141 (80.1)

35 (19.9)

198 (77.3)

58 (22.7)

110 (79.1)

29 (20.9)

0.827

0.476

0.945

 

If yes, was asthma the reason for changing tasks?

Mainly

43 (22.3)

13 (39.4)

19 (33.9)

12 (44.4)

<.001

0.001

0.008

Partly

41 (21.2)

14 (42.4)

21 (37.5)

8 (29.6)

No

109 (56.5)

6 (18.2)

16 (28.6)

7 (25.9)

 

If yes, how did change of tasks affect asthma symptoms?

Aggravated

7 (3.9)

3 (9.4)

8 (16.0)

1 (4.2)

0.073

0.001

0.211

No change

86 (48.0)

9 (28.1)

13 (26.0)

7 (29.2)

Relieved

86 (48.0)

20 (62.5)

29 (58.0)

16 (66.7)

Change of work place after asthma diagnosis

No

Yes

373 (60.1)

381 (39.9)

107 (60.1)

71 (39.9)

202 (80.2)

50 (19.8)

119 (85.6)

20 (14.4)

0.991

<.001

<.001

 

If yes, was asthma the reason for changing work place?

Mainly

Partly

No

52 (13.8)

42 (11.1)

283 (75.1)

18 (26.9)

11 (16.4)

38 (56.7)

17 (35.4)

6 (12.5)

25 (52.1)

5 (27.8)

2 (11.1)

11 (61.1)

0.006

<.001

0.249

 

If yes, how did change of work place affect asthma symptoms?

Aggravated

8 (2.4)

2 (3.4)

3 (7.0)

1 (5.9)

0.052

0.058

0.361

No change

206 (62.6)

27 (45.8)

20 (46.5)

8 (47.1)

Relieved

115 (35.0)

30 (50.8)

20 (46.5)

8 (47.1)

Change of occupation after asthma diagnosis

No

Yes

708 (74.2)

246 (25.8)

122 (70.5)

51 (29.5)

202 (81.1)

47 (18.9)

122 (89.1)

15 (10.9)

0.310

0.024

<.001

 

If yes, was asthma the reason for changing occupation?

Mainly

61 (23.3)

20 (35.7)

22 (41.5)

10 (45.5)

0.086

0.020

0.069

Partly

54 (20.6)

13 (23.2)

10 (18.9)

3 (13.6)

No

147 (56.1)

23 (41.1)

21 (39.6)

9 (40.9)

 

If yes, how did change of occupation affect asthma symptoms?

Aggravated

6 (2.7)

2 (4.4)

4 (9.5)

1 (6.7)

0.781

0.015

0.004

No change

100 (45.7)

20 (44.4)

11 (26.2)

1 (6.7)

Relieved

113 (51.6)

23 (51.1)

27 (64.3)

13 (86.7)

  1. Data is presented as n (%)