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Table 2 Hazard ratios (HR) and their 95 percent confidence intervals (95% CIs) related to increased incidence of drug imbursement due to diabetes for initially healthy male employees =<50 years and >50 years of age during the 18-year follow-up according to the level of sense of coherence (SOC)

From: Sense of coherence and diabetes: A prospective occupational cohort study

 

N (no of diabetes cases)

Model 1*

Model 2†

  

HR (95% CI)

HR (95% CI)

Initial age =<50 years

 

p for trend = 0.007

p for trend = 0.017

   SOC

   

Strong

1710 (81)

1.00

1.00

Medium

1799 (77)

0.95 (0.70–1.30)

0.94 (0.69–1.29)

Weak

1549 (96)

1.49 (1.08–2.07)

1.46 (1.05–2.03)

Initial age >50 years

 

p for trend = 0.961

p for trend = 0.958

   SOC

   

Strong

286 (19)

1.00

1.00

Medium

296 (24)

1.04 (0.58–1.86)

1.05 (0.56–1.94)

Weak

187 (16)

0.89 (0.42–1.85)

0.95 (0.44–2.02)

  1. * Adjusted for age, education, marital status, psychological distress and self-rated health at baseline.
  2. † Additionally adjusted for smoking status, binge drinking and physical activity at baseline.