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Table 4 The joint association of smoking and obesity with medically 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-obesenon-smoking

Non-obese smoking

Obese non-smoking

Obese smoking

RR

RR

95% CI

RR

95% CI

RR

95% CI

Women

 Model 1

1.00

1.56

1.44–1.68

1.73

1.58–1.89

2.23

1.93–2.57

 Model 2

1.00

1.32

1.23–1.41

1.40

1.29–1.52

1.71

1.50–1.94

Men

 Model 1

1.00

1.57

1.31–1.88

1.71

1.35–2.16

2.69

2.03–3.55

 Model 2

1.00

1.20

1.02–1.42

1.24

1.00–1.53

1.96

1.52–2.52

  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
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