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Table 3 Odds ratios (OR) for new sickness absence (SA) following a bicycle crash, by sociodemographics

From: Bicycle crashes and sickness absence - a population-based Swedish register study of all individuals of working ages

 

N1 (%SA)

Crude

Model 1

Model 2

OR (95% CI2)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Sex

 Women

2971 (22.8)

1.39 (1.23–1.56)

1.40 (1.23–1.58)

1.55 (1.34–1.78)

 Men

3924 (17.6)

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Age group, years

 16–24

1535 (4.8)

0.29 (0.22–0.39)

0.27 (0.20–0.36)

0.27 (0.20–0.38)

 25–34

1137 (14.7)

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 35–44

1459 (22.1)

1.65 (1.34–2.03)

1.52 (1.23–1.88)

1.54 (1.22–1.94)

 45–54

1533 (26.1)

2.05 (1.68–2.50)

1.85 (1.51–2.28)

1.67 (1.33–2.10)

 55–64

1231 (32.7)

2.83 (2.31–3.46)

2.50 (2.02–3.09)

1.85 (1.46–2.34)

Level of education

 Elementary

1503 (13.3)

0.67 (0.56–0.80)

1.14 (0.93–1.39)

1.20 (0.96–1.50)

 High school

2892 (24.3)

1.40 (1.23–1.60)

1.56 (1.36–1.79)

1.77 (1.52–2.07)

 University/College

2500 (18.6)

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Country of birth

 Sweden

5857 (20.1)

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 Not Sweden

1038 (18.5)

0.90 (0.76–1.07)

0.91 (0.77–1.09)

0.93 (0.76–1.14)

Type of living area

 Big cities

2345 (17.7)

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 Medium-sized cities

2902 (19.3)

1.11 (0.97–1.28)

1.08 (0.93–1.25)

1.20 (1.02–1.42)

 Small cities/villages

1648 (23.8)

1.45 (1.24–1.70)

1.36 (1.16–1.61)

1.41 (1.17–1.70)

Marital status

 Married

2239 (26.3)

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 Not Married

4656 (16.7)

0.56 (0.50–0.63)

0.91 (0.79–1.04)

0.91 (0.78–1.05)

  1. 1N = 6895, i.e., excluding those already on SA or full-time disability pension, among all individuals in Sweden of working ages who in 2010 had a new bicycle crash leading to in- or specialized out-patient healthcare
  2. 2CI Confidence intervals
  3. Model 1 adjusted for: Age, Sex, Level of education, Country of birth, Type of living area, Marital status
  4. Model 2 adjusted for: factors as in model 1 as well as, Crash type, Type of injury, Body region