The return-to-work process of individuals sick-listed because of whiplash-associated disorder: a three-year follow-up study in a Danish cohort of long-term sickness absentees

Table 4 Return to work in sick-listed individuals with WAD ^a compared to those sick-listed with MSDs ^b

	Week 26^c		1 year^d		2 years^e		3 years^f
	OR	CI	OR	CI	OR	CI	OR	CI
Model 1^g	0.3	(0.18–0.49)	0.48	(0.32–0.72)	0.60	(0.41–0.89)	0.59	(0.38–0.91)
Model 2^h	0.32	(0.19–0.53)	0.52	(0.34–0.78)	0.63	(0.42–0.93)	0.59	(0.38–0.93)
Model 3ⁱ	0.29	(0.18–0.49)	0.46	(0.30–0.71)	0.54	(0.36–0.81)	0.53	(0.34–0.84)

ªWhiplash-associated disorder.
^bMusculoskeletal disorders.
^c5 dead or emigrated in the MSD group.
^d21 dead or emigrated in the MSD group.
^e30 dead or emigrated in the MSD group.
^f734 dead or emigrated or censored due to late study entry in the MSD group, and 21 missing due to late study entry in the WAD group.
^gModel 1: raw data.
^hModel 2: controlled for age and gender.
ⁱModel 3: controlled for age, gender, and education.

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