Table 2 Characteristics of the study population and potential predictors (n = 634)
Experienced sickness absence | Did not experience sickness absence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) mean (SD) at application | 35.5 | (5.99) | 35.2 | (6.76) | 35.5 | (5.85) |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 418 (65.9) | 41 (9.8) | 377 (90.2) | |||
Female | 216 (34.1) | 50 (23.1) | 166 (76.9) | |||
Occupations | ||||||
Other medical doctors/specialists | 154 (24.3) | 21 (23.1) | 133 (24.5)) | |||
Legal professions | 130 (20.5) | 11 (12.1) | 119 (21.9) | |||
General practitioners | 130 (20.5) | 12 (13.2)) | 118 (21.7) | |||
Dentists/orthodontists | 84 (13.2) | 17 (18.7) | 67 (12.3) | |||
Paramedic professions 1 | 33 (5.2) | 8 (8.8) | 25 (4.6) | |||
Technical professions 2 | 39 (6.2) | 4 (4.4) | 35 (6.4) | |||
Financial services3 | 29 (4.6) | 5 (5.5) | 24 (4.4) | |||
Pharmacists | 17 (2.7) | 2 (2.2) | 15 (2.8) | |||
Veterinarians | 11 (1.7) | 5 (5.5) | 6 (1.1) | |||
Midwives | 7 (1.1) | 6 (6.6) | 1 (0.2) | |||
Total | 634 (100) | 91 (100) | 543 (100) | |||
Sports (yes) | 463 (87) | 66 (12.4) | 397 (74.6) | |||
Smoking (no) | 549 (86.7) | 75 (11.8) | 474 (74.9) | |||
Alcohol (≤2 units/day) | 607 (96.3) | 89 (14.1) | 518 (82.2) | |||
Fam.hist heart disease (no) | 523 (93.1) | 70 (12.5) | 453 (80.6) | |||
Self reported working hours (≤50) | 375 (72.7) | 54 (10.5) | 321 (62.2) | |||
Health complaints (yes) | 375 (59.1) | 63 (10) | 312 (49.2) | |||
Present medication use (no) | 510 (80.6) | 69 (10.9) | 441 (69.7) | |||
Additional examination (no) | 467 (73.8) | 63 (10) | 404 (63.8) | |||
Prior sickness absence (no) | 534 (84.6) | 68 (10.6) | 466 (73.9) | |||
BMI (<25) | 425 (67.7) | 65 (10.3) | 362 (57.4) | |||
Waist circumference (normal) | 415 (68.6) | 49 (8.1) | 366 (60.5) | |||
Consultation of GP (yes) | 544 (86.5) | 78 (12.4) | 466 (74.1) | |||
Consultation physiotherapist (no) | 396 (63) | 45 (7.2) | 351 (55.8) | |||
GGT (normal) | 529 (93.5) | 70 (12.4) | 459 (81.1) | |||
ESR (normal) | 560 (96.6) | 75 (12.9) | 485 (83.6) | |||
Chol/HDL (normal risk) | 509 (84.3) | 73 (12.1) | 436 (72.2) | |||
Triglycerides (normal) | 510 (93.9) | 69 (12.7) | 441 (81.2) | |||
Blood glucose (normal) | 532 (87.2) | 74 (12.1) | 458 (75.1) | |||
Hb (normal) | 547 (97) | 72 (12.8) | 475 (84.2) | |||
Urinary analysis (no abnormalities) | 563 (97.1) | 80 (13.8) | 483 (83.3) | |||