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Table 4 Work-life conflict as a potential risk factor for general and physical health among 20-64 year old employees in Switzerland

From: Work-life conflict and associations with work- and nonwork-related factors and with physical and mental health outcomes: a nationally representative cross-sectional study in Switzerland

 

Fair to very poor self-rated health

Suffer a lot from backache or lower back pain

 

Men

(6.9%)

Women

(10.6%)

Men

(8.6%)

Women

(14.2%)

 

OR

95%-CI

OR

95%-CI

OR

95%-CI

OR

95%-CI

Model 1 †

 

n = 2079

 

n = 2268

 

n = 2078

 

n = 2268

Work-life conflict

        

   very low (0-4)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

   low (5-8)

1.24

0.78-1.95

0.99

0.69-1.44

0.67

0.44-1.00

1.00

0.73-1.37

   moderate (9-12)

1.09

0.66-1.81

1.86

1.31-2.66

0.71

0.46-1.09

1.26

0.90-1.75

   (very) high (13-20)

1.77

1.05-3.00

1.27

0.80-2.02

1.23

0.78-1.93

1.54

1.05-2.26

Model 2 ††

 

n = 2034

 

n = 2180

 

n = 2033

 

n = 2180

Work-life conflict

        

   very low (0-4)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

   low (5-8)

1.57

0.96-2.55

1.12

0.76-1.64

0.75

0.50-1.14

1.05

0.76-1.46

   moderate (9-12)

1.58

0.93-2.70

2.15

1.47-3.14

0.87

0.56-1.36

1.40

0.99-1.99

   (very) high (13-20)

2.67

1.50-4.76

1.49

0.90-2.47

1.66

1.03-2.67

1.78

1.17-2.69

 

Suffer a lot from headaches or facial pain

Sick leave/long-term absence from work

 

Men

(4.5%)

Women

(13.1%)

Men

(7.9%)

Women

(8.9%)

 

OR

95%-CI

OR

95%-CI

OR

95%-CI

OR

95%-CI

Model 1 †

 

n = 2079

 

n = 2267

 

n = 2073

 

n = 2248

Work-life conflict

        

   very low (0-4)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

   low (5-8)

1.51

0.82-2.78

1.28

0.91-1.80

0.77

0.52-1.15

0.96

0.65-1.40

   moderate (9-12)

1.64

0.87-3.11

1.90

1.35-2.69

0.69

0.45-1.08

1.19

0.79-1.77

   (very) high (13-20)

2.77

1.44-5.36

2.31

1.56-3.44

0.57

0.32-1.02

1.37

0.85-2.19

Model 2 ††

 

n = 2034

 

n = 2179

 

n = 2028

 

n = 2160

Work-life conflict

        

   very low (0-4)

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

   low (5-8)

1.70

0.90-3.21

1.25

0.87-1.79

0.95

0.63-1.43

1.03

0.69-1.55

   moderate (9-12)

1.94

0.99-3.77

1.89

1.31-2.74

0.92

0.58-1.46

1.32

0.86-2.03

   (very) high (13-20)

3.20

1.58-6.48

2.48

1.62-3.81

0.79

0.44-1.44

1.52

0.91-2.54

  1. † Unadjusted odds ratios (OR); bold figures = highly significant OR (p < .01)
  2. †† Odds ratios adjusted (aOR) for age, educational level, job status, work hours per week, job insecurity and living with dependent children; bold figures = highly significant aOR (p < .01)
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