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Table 3 Multiple logistic regression for long-term sick leave (LTSL) regressed on women and the effects of adjusting for mechanical and psychosocial working conditions (OR = odds ratio; 95 % CI = 95 % confidence interval)

From: Do work-related factors contribute to differences in doctor-certified sick leave? A prospective study comparing women in health and social occupations with women in the general working population

 

LTSL

Initial modela

OR (95 % CI)a

% Changec

General working population (n = 2371 (17.9))b

1.0

 

Health and social sector (n = 661 (24.1))b

1.42 (1.13–1.79)d

 

Psychosocial factors

Violence and threats of violence

1.27 (0.99–1.61)

−0.36

Emotional demands

1.32 (1.03–1.68)

−0.25

Role conflict

1.39 (1.10–1.75)

−0.08

Supportive leadership

1.40 (1.11–1.76)

−0.05

Job demand

1.43 (1.14–1.79)

0.01

Job control

1.40 (1.11–1.76)

−0.06

Bullying

1.42 (1.12–1.79)

−0.002

Possibilities of development

1.41 (1.12–1.74)

−0.03

All psychosocial factors

1.18 (0.92–1.52)

−0.57

Mechanical factors

Neck flexion

1.42 (1.13–1.42)

0

Hand/arm repetition

1.47 (1.16–1.85)

0.12

Hands above shoulder

1.45 (1.16–1.83)

0.07

Squatting/kneeling

1.41 (1.22–1.73)

−0.02

Standing

1.36 (1.08–1.71)

−0.14

Upper body bent forward

1.35 (1.07–1.70)

−0.16

Awkward lifting

1.33 (1.06–1.68)

−0.21

Heavy lifting

1.37 (1.08–1.73)

−0.12

All mechanical factors

1.32 (1.03–1.69)

−0.24

All variables included

1.13 (0.87–1.48)

−0.7

  1. aAdjusted for age, LTSL in 2009, education and working hours/week
  2. bNumber of respondents (cases of LTSL, %)
  3. cPercentage change in OR after comparing the initial OR with the further adjusted OR (i.e., the initial OR adjusted for work-related factors)
  4. d p = 0.003