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Table 3 Main disabling conditions of care recipients living with carers associated with carers being out of the labour force

From: The impact of chronic conditions of care recipients on the labour force participation of informal carers in Australia: which conditions are associated with higher rates of non-participation in the labour force?

Condition

Adjusted OR*

95% CI

Neoplasms (tumours/cancers), blood diseases, disorders of immune system

6.547

2.844

15.076

Endocrine/nutritional and metabolic disorders (thyroid, diabetes, high blood pressure)

4.239

1.303

13.787

Schizophrenia

3.933

0.709

21.817

Depression/mood affective disorders

2.249

1.110

4.557

Phobic and anxiety disorders, nervous tension/stress

2.398

1.100

5.231

Intellectual and developmental disorders, mental retardation/intellectual disabilities

4.373

2.494

7.666

Autism and related disorders (including Rett's syndrome and Asperger's syndrome)

3.227

1.906

5.462

ADD/hyperactivity

1.429

0.633

3.225

Other mental and behavioural disorders

3.467

1.953

6.155

Dementia, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease

4.932

1.845

13.186

Other diseases of the nervous system (MS, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, paralysis, chronic fatigue syndrome)

2.527

1.569

4.071

Diseases of the eye and adnexa (retinal disorders/defects, glaucoma, sight loss)

2.716

1.078

6.845

Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (deafness/hearing loss congenital)

2.704

1.307

5.593

Heart diseases

3.605

1.651

7.872

Diseases of the circulatory system (stroke and hypertension)

3.759

1.919

7.363

Diseases of the respiratory system (emphysema, asthma)

3.402

1.565

7.391

Arthritis and related disorders

2.488

1.628

3.803

Back problems (dorsopathies)

4.346

2.945

6.414

Other soft tissue/muscle disorders (including Rheumatism)

2.385

0.849

6.695

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (osteoporosis)

4.606

2.134

9.941

Conditions originating in perinatal period or congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities

2.605

1.434

4.732

Head injury/acquired brain damage

8.415

4.137

17.116

Leg/knee/foot/hip damage from injury/accident

5.781

2.919

11.451

Other damage from injury/accident (arm/hand/shoulder damage)

1.062

0.400

2.816

Other long term condition

0.529

0.497

0.564

  1. OR = odds ratio. *Adjusted for age, sex, education of primary carer as well as whether they have a long term health condition. The reference group was “non-carer”.