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Table 4 Factors associated with time to work resumption 1 among participants with colorectal cancer (significant variables shown only)

From: The return to work experiences of middle-aged Australian workers diagnosed with colorectal cancer: a matched cohort study

 

Univariable n = 195

Multivariable n = 186

HR

95% CI

HR

95% CI

Education

    

- junior/high school

1.00

-

1.00

-

- trade/vocational

0.97

(0.56,1.68)

1.11

(0.62,1.99)

- university

1.91**

(1.30,2.81)

1.76*

(1.09,2.83)

Perceived prosperity

    

- poor/just getting along

1.00

-

1.00

-

- reasonably comfortable

2.04**

(1.25,3.32)

1.80*2

(1.05,3.09)

- very comfortable/prosperous

2.84***

(1.55,5.22)

1.892

(0.93,3.87)

Employer size

    

- 20 to 100 staff

1.00

-

1.00

-

- <20 staff

1.46

(1.00,2.14)

1.66*

(1.09,2.53)

- >100 staff

1.80*

(1.09,2.96)

1.47

(0.83,2.60)

Occupation group

    

- skilled services

1.00

-

1.00

-

- skilled trades

0.77

(0.50,1.20)

1.05

(0.65,1.68)

- professional/managerial

1.85**

(1.24,2.76)

1.60*

(1.02,2.52)

Stoma fitted

    

- no

1.00

-

  

- yes

0.50**

(0.33,0.76)

  

Surgery complications

    

- no

1.00

-

  

- yes

0.57*

(0.35,0.92)

  

Hospital length of stay3(days)

0.94**

(0.90,0.98)

0.93**

(0.89,0.97)

Chemotherapy

    

- none

1.00

-

1.00

-

- currently undergoing

0.35***

(0.23,0.53)

0.29***

(0.19,0.45)

- treatment completed

0.36***

(0.21,0.61)

0.32***

(0.18,0.57)

Radiotherapy

    

- none

1.00

-

  

- any

0.47*

(0.26,0.85)

  

Energy4

    

- none/little of the time

1.00

-

  

- some/good bit of the time

2.16**

(1.32,3.51)

  

- most/all of the time

2.28**

(1.36,3.80)

  
  1. 1study period ended at 12 months after diagnosis, therefore the time to work resumption data from those temporarily retired (still planning to return to work) at 12 months were censored at the end of the study period.
  2. 2multiple imputation of missing values.
  3. 3centred over mean.
  4. 4from the SF-12 scale asking respondents ‘did you have a lot of energy?’ in the past 4 weeks; HR (hazard ratio) <1 means lower hazard of work re-entry, ie. longer time off-work, controlling for the other variables; HR > 1 associated with shorter time off-work, controlling for the other variables.
  5. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.