Table 3 Odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) showing the associations between background variables and positive encounters promoting ability to return to work among women on long-term sickness absence (SA) due to breast cancer (BC) (n = 187) and among women on long-term SA due to other diagnosis (n = 6010), respectively
Crude OR (95% CI) Women on SA due to BC | Adjusted ORa (95% CI) Women on SA due to BC | Crude OR (95% CI) Women on SA due to other diagnoses | Adjusted ORa (95% CI) Women on SA due to other diagnoses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ||||
19–54 | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) |
55–65 | 0.7 (0.4–1.0) | 0.5 (0.3–1.0) | 0.8 (0.8–0.9) | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) |
Country of birth | ||||
Sweden | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) |
Elsewhere | 0.5 (0.2–1.2) | 0.5 (0.2–1.1) | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) |
Education | ||||
Primary/secondary school | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) |
College/university | 1.3 (0.7–2.3) | 1.2 (0.7–2.2) | 1.7 (1.5–1.9) | 1.7 (1.5–1.8) |
Depressive symptoms | ||||
No | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) |
Yes | 0.9 (0.5–1.9) | 1.1 (0.6–2.3) | 0.8 (0.7–0.9) | 0.8 (0.7–0.9) |