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Table 4 Risk of disability pension by occupational class, separate and cumulative adjustments.

From: Disability pension by occupational class - the impact of work-related factors: The Hordaland Health Study Cohort

     

Work-related factors

Separate adjustments

Gender only

Healtha

Years in current

occupation

Working hours

per week

Physical demands

Job demands

Job control

Occupational class

HR

95% CI

HR

95% CI

HR

95% CI

HR

95% CI

HR

95% CI

HR

95% CI

HR

95% CI

Administrators and professionals

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Routine non-manual workers

1.76

(1.15-2.71)

1.49

(0.95-2.36)

1.73

(1.12-2.67)

1.74

(1.11-2.72)

1.65

(1.05-2.59)

1.86

(1.21-2.87)

1.51

(0.96-2.35)

Skilled manual workers

2.86

(1.86-4.38)

2.53

(1.60-3.98)

2.58

(1.66-3.99)

2.88

(1.84-4.50)

2.24

(1.38-3.63)

3.08

(2.00-4.73)

2.26

(1.44-3.55)

Unskilled manual workers

4.76

(3.00-7.55)

2.78

(1.65-4.68)

4.71

(2.95-7.51)

4.74

(2.93-7.67)

3.93

(2.35-6.57)

5.20

(3.26-8.28)

3.39

(2.07-5.56)

Cumulative adjustments

Gender only

+ health a

Years in current

occupation b

+ Working hours

per week c

+ Physical demands d

+ Job demands e

+ Job control f

Administrators and professionals

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Routine non-manual workers

1.76

(1.15-2.71)

1.49

(0.95-2.36)

1.55

(0.98-2.46)

1.58

(0.98-2.54)

1.51

(0.93-2.45)

1.52

(0.93-2.47)

1.41

(0.84-2.33)

Skilled manual workers

2.86

(1.86-4.38)

2.53

(1.60-3.98)

2.44

(1.53-3.87)

2.57

(1.58-4.17)

2.21

(1.30-3.76)

2.20

(1.29-3.74)

1.87

(1.07-3.27)

Unskilled manual workers

4.76

(3.00-7.55)

2.78

(1.65-4.68)

2.78

(1.64-4.71)

2.95

(1.71-5.09)

2.57

(1.43-4.62)

2.60

(1.44-4.67)

2.12

(1.14-3.95)

  1. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% CIs from Cox regression models adjusted for gender.
  2. a Adjusted for gender and health (somatic diagnosis, somatic conditions based on medication use, mental health, self-perceived health and somatic symptoms)
  3. b Adjusted for gender, health and years in current occupation
  4. c Adjusted for gender, health, years in current occupation and working hours per week
  5. d Adjusted for gender, health, years in current occupation, working hours per week and physical demands
  6. e Adjusted for gender, health, years in current occupation, working hours per week, physical demands and job demands
  7. f Adjusted for gender, health, years in current occupation, working hours per week, physical demands, job demands and job control