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Table 2 Prospective associations from a logistic regression analysis of cortisol at baseline with long-term sickness absence during two years of follow-up

From: The associations between workplace bullying, salivary cortisol, and long-term sickness absence: a longitudinal study

 

Sickness absencea

No sickness absenceb

Crude OR

95% CI

Adjustedc OR

95% CI

Morning cortisol

 Low (0–9.8 nmol/l)

275

2097

1

1

 Moderate (9.9–15.8 nmol/l)

278

2230

0.95

0.80–1.14

0.97

0.80–1.16

 High (15.9–100 nmol/l)

289

2282

0.97

0.81–1.15

0.98

0.81–1.18

Evening cortisol

 Low (0–1.0 nmol/l)

280

2104

1

1

 Moderate (1.1–1.8 nmol/l)

299

2186

1.03

0.86–1.22

1.03

0.86–1.23

 High (1.9–100 nmol/l)

263

2319

0.85

0.71–1.02

0.82

0.68–0.99

Morning-to-evening slope

 Low (−100–8.1 nmol/l)

281

2155

1

1

 Moderate (8.2–14.2 nmol/l)

277

2227

0.95

0.80–1.14

0.97

0.81–1.16

 High (14.3–100 nmol/l)

284

2227

0.98

0.82–1.17

0.98

0.82–1.18

  1. aNumber of participants with long-term sickness absence during follow-up distributed by cortisol levels
  2. bNumber of participants with no long-term sickness absence during follow-up distributed by cortisol levels
  3. cAdjusted for gender, age, smoking, physical activity, alcohol consumption, body mass index, education, shift-work, awakening time, sampling time, round, and cohort. All measured at baseline