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Table 3 The joint association of smoking and obesity with self-certified sickness absence among women (n = 5388) and men (n = 1459), showing rate ratios (RR) and their 95% confidence intervals (95% CI)

From: The joint associations of smoking and obesity with subsequent short and long sickness absence: a five year follow-up study with register-linkage

 

Non-obese non-smoking

Non-obese smoking

Obese non-smoking

Obese smoking

RR

RR

95% CI

RR

95% CI

RR

95% CI

Women

 Model 1

1.00

1.34

1.26–1.44

1.40

1.28–1.52

1.79

1.56–2.04

 Model 2

1.00

1.25

1.17–1.33

1.28

1.18–1.40

1.58

1.39–1.80

Men

 Model 1

1.00

1.81

1.55–2.12

1.28

1.00–1.63

1.80

1.33–2.45

 Model 2

1.00

1.56

1.32–1.84

1.09

0.86–1.39

1.56

1.14–2.12

  1. Model 1 is adjusted for age
  2. Model 2 is adjusted for age, socio-economic position, working conditions, leisure-time physical activity, alcohol consumption and self-rated health