Table 3 Risk of not being currently employed associated with chronic conditions, adjusting for sociodemographic, health and lifestyle factors, from multivariate log-Poisson regressions*
| Â | Overall | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N = 71272 | N = 37697 | N = 33575 |
| Â | PR (95% CI) | PR (95% CI) | PR (95% CI) |
Chronic condition | Â | Â | Â |
 None | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Back problem and arthritis | 1.43 (1.30, 1.58)†| 1.31 (1.18, 1.46)†| 1.90 (1.58, 2.29)†|
 Back problem | 1.13 (1.04, 1.23)†| 1.05 (0.95, 1.16) | 1.35 (1.15, 1.58)†|
 Arthritis | 1.22 (1.11, 1.33)†| 1.22 (1.11, 1.34)†| 1.29 (1.08, 1.54)†|
 Other chronic condition(s) | 1.19 (1.11, 1.27)†| 1.09 (1.01, 1.17)†| 1.41 (1.22, 1.63)†|
Sex | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 1.00 |  |  |
 Female | 2.28 (2.14, 2.43)†|  |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â |
 25-34 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 35-44 | 0.89 (0.80, 0.99)†| 0.86 (0.77, 0.95)†| 1.02 (0.77, 1.35) |
 45-54 | 0.94 (0.84, 1.05) | 0.79 (0.70, 0.90)†| 1.69 (1.31, 2.19)†|
 55-64 | 2.86 (2.60, 3.14)†| 2.19 (1.98, 2.42)†| 6.35 (5.10, 7.91)†|
Education | Â | Â | Â |
 < Secondary grad | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Secondary grad | 0.69 (0.64, 0.75)†| 0.68 (0.62, 0.74)†| 0.68 (0.56, 0.81)†|
 Some post-secondary | 0.64 (0.57, 0.72)†| 0.58 (0.50, 0.67)†| 0.78 (0.62, 0.98)†|
 Post-secondary | 0.48 (0.44, 0.52)†| 0.44 (0.40, 0.48)†| 0.58 (0.51, 0.67)†|
BMI | Â | Â | Â |
 Underweight/normal | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Overweight | 0.86 (0.81, 0.92)†| 0.89 (0.83, 0.96)†| 0.84 (0.75, 0.94)†|
 Obese | 0.96 (0.89, 1.03) | 0.95 (0.88, 1.04) | 1.04 (0.89, 1.21) |
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â |
 Never | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Current | 0.97 (0.90, 1.05) | 0.92 (0.84, 1.00) | 1.13 (0.95, 1.34) |
 Former | 0.97 (0.91, 1.04) | 0.95 (0.88, 1.02) | 1.02 (0.87, 1.20) |
Alcohol consumption | Â | Â | Â |
 Non-drinker | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Regular | 0.53 (0.49, 0.57)†| 0.53 (0.49, 0.58)†| 0.56 (0.48, 0.65)†|
 Occasional | 0.68 (0.63, 0.74)†| 0.69 (0.63, 0.75)†| 0.72 (0.59, 0.88)†|
Physical activity | Â | Â | Â |
 Active | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 Moderately active | 0.86 (0.80, 0.92)†| 0.97 (0.90, 1.06) | 0.66 (0.58, 0.76)†|
 Inactive | 0.74 (0.69, 0.79)†| 0.84 (0.77, 0.91)†| 0.57 (0.50, 0.64)†|
Living arrangement | Â | Â | Â |
 Single, with/without others | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 With partner | 1.10 (1.02, 1.18)†| 1.33 (1.23, 1.45)†| 0.72 (0.65, 0.81)†|
 With children | 1.14 (1.05, 1.23)†| 1.53 (1.40, 1.67)†| 0.50 (0.42, 0.60)†|
 Other | 1.00 (0.88, 1.13) | 1.16 (1.01, 1.34)†| 0.79 (0.63, 1.00)†|