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Table 2 Hazard Ratios and confidence intervals for onset of long-term sickness absence during 12-months of follow-up

From: Influence of lifestyle factors on long-term sickness absence among female healthcare workers: a prospective cohort study

 

N

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Variable

 

HR (95% CI)

P-value*

HR (95% CI)

P-value*

HR (95% CI)

P-value*

HR (95% CI)

P-value*

Leisure-time physical activity

  

0.0086

 

0.0844

 

0.0420

 

0.0602

 Sedentary

305

1.34 (1.02-1.75)

 

1.28 (0.97-1.68)

 

1.34 (1.02-1.77)

 

1.35 (1.02-1.78)

 

 Light

3028

1.13 (1.00-1.28)

 

1.09 (0.96-1.23)

 

1.09 (0.96-1.24)

 

1.08 (0.95-1.22)

 

 Moderate

3604

1.00 -

 

1.00 -

 

1.00 -

 

1.00 -

 

 Vigorous

341

0.77 (0.56-1.06)

 

0.81 (0.58-1.12)

 

0.79 (0.56-1.10)

 

0.80 (0.57-1.13)

 

 Missings

123

        

Smoking

  

<.0001

 

<.0001

 

0.0045

 

0.0066

 Never smoker

2817

1.00 -

 

1.00 -

 

1.00 -

 

1.00 -

 

 Former smoker

1778

1.09 (0.93-1.27)

 

1.05 (0.89-1.23)

 

1.01 (0.86-1.19)

 

1.00 (0.84-1.18)

 

 Current smoker

2724

1.33 (1.17-1.52)

 

1.35 (1.17-1.54)

 

1.24 (1.08-1.44)

 

1.23 (1.06-1.42)

 

 Missings

82

        

BMI

  

<.0001

 

<.0001

 

<.0001

 

<.0001

 1 point lower BMI below 18.5

140

1.35 (1.08-1.69)

 

1.32 (1.06-1.66)

 

1.31 (1.04-1.66)

 

1.33 (1.05-1.69)

 

 1 point higher BMI above 18.5

6926

1.04 (1.03-1.05)

 

1.04 (1.03-1.06)

 

1.04 (1.02-1.05)

 

1.03 (1.02-1.05)

 

 Missings

335

        

LTSA

        

<.0001

 PreviousLTSA

7401

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2.02 (1.75-2.33)

 
  1. Model 1: separate analyses, adjusted for age.
  2. Model 2: combined lifestyle factors, adjusted for age.
  3. Model 3: combined lifestyle factors, adjusted for age, tenure, physical and psychosocial work factors, occupational type.
  4. Model 4: combined lifestyle factors, adjusted for age, tenure, physical and psychosocial work factors, occupational type and previous long-term sickness absence.
  5. *P-values concern an overall test for the variable in question.
  6. Significant results are presented in boldface.