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Table 2 Effect of predictors.

From: Sick-leave track record and other potential predictors of a disability pension. A population based study of 8,218 men and women followed for 16 years

 

Women

Men

 

OR

99.5%CI

Chi-square

OR

99.5%CI

Chi-square

Single sickness spell duration

      

   Duration by 10 day-periods

1.08

1.08–1.09

1191.8

1.08

1.07–1.09

836.0

   Age by 10-year age groups

3.35

2.59–4.34

174.2

3.73

2.80–4.98

165.4

   Calendar time period

   

1

  

1986–1992 vs 1999–2001

0.14

0.08–0.25

219.1

0.23

0.10–0.51

98.9

1993–1998 vs 1999–2001

1.37

0.77–2.45

83.5

1.72

0.78–3.82

52.1

   Educational level

0.76

0.64–0.90

21.1

0.82

0.67–1.00

7.7

   Married

1.43

0.92–2.22

5.2

0.75

0.46–1.22

2.8

   Household size

1.00

0.82–1.21

0.001

0.88

0.72–1.06

3.8

   Smokers

1.09

0.78–1.53

0.5

1.04

0.70–1.53

0.06

   Gothenburg versus Uppsala

0.86

0.57–1.29

1.1

0.77

0.50–1.19

0.8

   Eskilstuna versus Uppsala

-

-

-

0.43

0.21–0.87

8.3

Cumulative annual sick leave days

      

   Sick leave days by 10-day periods

1.16

1.14–1.17

1808.3

1.16

1.15–1.17

1473.0

   Age by 10-year age groups

2.33

1.86–2.92

112.2

2.70

2.10–3.46

127.2

   Calendar time period

      

1986–1992 vs 1999–2001

0.52

0.32–0.86

42.4

0.92

0.47–1.78

5.6

1993–1998 vs 1999–2001

1.38

0.84–2.28

27.6

1.70

0.87–3.34

13.8

   Educational level

0.84

0.72–0.97

11.6

0.87

0.73–1.02

5.8

   Married

1.35

0.91–2.01

4.5

0.82

0.53–1.28

1.6

   Household size

0.98

0.83–1.16

0.1

0.89

0.76–1.04

4.4

   Smokers

1.19

0.88–1.61

2.5

1.17

0.82–1.65

1.5

   Gothenburg versus Uppsala

0.88

0.60–1.29

0.9

0.80

0.53–1.21

0.8

   Eskilstuna versus Uppsala

  

-

0.48

0.29–0.80

11.8

  1. Effects of possible predictors for the probability of being granted a disability pension during the study follow-up time. In the two logistic regression models disability pensioner-to-be (yes/no) was used as dependent variable and the listed variables as independent variables.