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Table 3 Variables related to sickness absence in follow-up from the multivariable logististic regression model

From: Predictors of sickness absence in college and university educated self-employed: a historic register study

 

OR univ

p

95% CI

OR multiv

p

95% CI

Gender

2.77

0.730

1.76-4.35

2.04

0.006

1.23-3.38

Profession

      

Legal professions

1

  

1

  

General practitioners

1.10

0.827

0.47-2.59

1.22

0.660

0.50-2.99

Technical professions

1.24

0.730

0.374.12

1.38

0.620

0.39-4.90

Pharmacists

1.44

0.654

0.29-7.14

1.43

0.678

0.27-7.62

Other medical doctors/specialists

1.71

0.173

0.79-3.69

1.98

0.095

1.49-4.43

Financial services

2.25

0.164

0.72-7.08

3.12

0.061

0.95-10.31

Dentists/orthodontists

2.74

0.015

1.21-6.20

3.28

0.007

1.37-7.81

Paramedic professions

3.46

0.016

1.26-9.48

4.71

0.004

1.65-13.46

Veterinary surgeons

9.02

0.001

2.37-34.36

12.61

0.001

3.00-53.04

Midwives

64.91

0.000

7.15-588.90

56.61

<0.001

5.88-544.97

Previous sickness absence periods

2.11

0.006

1.24-3.60

2.07

0.016

1.15-3.76

Health complaints

1.71

0.028

1.06-2.78

1.88

0.02

1.10-3.20

ESR

4.04

0.003

1.63-10.04

4.05

0.004

1.54-10.64

Year of birth <1963

1

     

Year of birth 1963-1973

0.61

0.089

0.35-1.08

   

Year of birth >1973

1.34

0.929

0.54-1.96

   

Sports

1.15

0.712

0.55-2.40

   

Smoking

1.49

0.191

0.82-2.70

   

Alcohol (≤2 units/day)

0.55

0.419

0.13-2.37

   

Fam.hist heart disease

1.63

0.082

0.54-2.84

   

Self reported working hours (≤50)

0.95

0.851

0.54-1.67

   

Present medication use

1.39

0.218

0.82-2.36

   

Additional examination

1.23

0.405

0.75-2.01

   

BMI (<25)

0.81

0.407

0.50-1.33

   

Waist circumference

1.84

0.880

0.48-1.62

   

Consultation of GP

1.33

0.717

0.58-2.23

   

Consultation physiotherapist

1.81

0.010

1.16-2.85

   

GGT

1.30

0.574

0.52-3.20

   

Chol/HDL

0.79

0.491

0.40-1.55

   

Triglycerides

0.66

0.489

0.20-2.17

   

Blood glucose

1.19

0.614

0.61-2.30

   

Hb

1.51

0.510

0.44-5.14

   

Urinary analysis

1.78

0.313

0.58-5.46

   
  1. OR univ = odds ratio in univariable analysis.
  2. OR multiv = odds ratio in final multivariable model.