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Table 2 Crude and adjusted OR Sickness Presenteeism in foreign-born workers according to personal, employment and health characteristics (ITSAL Project, 2009; n = 2,059).*

From: Sickness presenteeism in Spanish-born and immigrant workers in Spain

 

Foreign-born workers

Variables

Time in Spain >= 2 years

Time in Spain < 2 years

 

OR

IC95%

aORa

IC95%

OR

IC95%

aORa

IC95%

Sex

        

   Males

1.65

1.22- 2.23

1.52

1.11- 2.07

2.09

1.33- 3.27

2.31

1.40- 3.80

   Females

1.31

0.96- 1.79

1.14

0.81- 1.61

1.51

0.93- 2.46

1.05

0.61- 1.83

Age (years)

        

   20-30

1.55

1.14- 2.09

1.40

1.12- 1.76

1.88

1.18- 2.99

2.18

1.26- 3.76

   31- 40

1.43

1.05- 1.95

1.48

1.19- 1.84

1.72

1.07- 2.75

1.32

0.79- 2.23

Education

        

   <= Primary

2.09

1.32- 3.32

1.69

1.03- 2.78

2.01

1.07- 3.74

1.62

0.78- 3.36

   Secondary

1.40

1.03- 1.91

1.38

1.00- 1.91

1.61

1.01- 2.57

1.49

0.91- 2.44

   University

1.37

0.90- 2.08

1.25

0.80- 1.96

3.79

1.53- 9.38

3.01

1.04- 8.69

Type of contract

        

   Permanent

1.30

0.92- 1.83

1.27

0.89- 1.83

1.49

0.83- 2.67

1.57

0.84- 2.96

   Temporary

1.43

1.02- 2.01

1.50

1.05- 2.12

1.90

1.14- 3.17

2.26

1.29- 3.98

   No contract

1.25

0.72- 2.20

1.30

0.69- 2.45

1.40

0.67- 2.93

1.01

0.39- 2.57

Income last 3 months

        

   <= 750

0.86

0.51- 1.45

0.77

0.43- 1.36

1.10

0.54- 2.21

0.92

0.41- 2.04

   751- 1200

1.56

1.12- 2.18

1.49

1.06- 2.08

1.73

1.08- 2.79

1.74

1.04- 2.92

   1201- 1800

1.22

0.80- 1.88

1.18

0.74- 1.88

2.35

1.08- 5.09

2.19

0.91- 5.26

   > 1800

1.96

0.80- 4.83

2.62

0.85- 8.10

N.A

N.A

N.A

N.A

Self-perceived health

        

   Good

1.50

1.19- 1.90

1.39

1.09- 1.77

2.08

1.45- 2.98

2.04

1.38- 3.00

   Poor

1.69

0.90- 3.18

1.28

0.66- 2.51

1.17

0.44- 3.14

2.70

0.78- 9.38

Mental Health (GHQ-12)

        

   Good

1.43

1.11- 1.84

1.16

0.89- 1.53

1.77

1.20- 2.60

1.66

1.10- 2.51

   Poor

1.73

1.11- 2.70

1.67

1.05- 2.92

1.90

0.97- 3.69

1.50

0.65- 3.41

Total

1.48

1.19- 1.84

1.40

1.24- 2.53

1.79

1.29- 2.49

1.77

1.24- 2.53

  1. * In all categories, Spanish-born in the corresponding subgroup of workers is the reference group (1.00)
  2. a aOR: Adjusted OR by the rest of variables in the table