Table 3 HRs for LTSA in predicting diagnosis-specific DR by occupational class in men

LTSA diagnostic group

Occupational class

HR

CI

Sig.³

HR

CI

Sig.

HR

CI

Sig.

Musculoskeletal diseases

All occupational classes

3.14

3.05–3.24

5.30

5.10–5.50

1.61

1.49–1.76

Upper non-manual employees

3.58

3.11–4.11

(ref.)

8.76

7.00–10.96

(ref.)

2.47

2.07–2.96

(ref.)

Lower non-manual employees

3.17

2.00–3.45

6.35

5.63–7.15

**

1.87

1.64–2.12

Manual workers

2.46

2.37–2.56

***

3.63

3.45–3.81

***

1.61

1.52–1.71

***

Self-employed

3.31

3.02–3.62

5.73

5.09–6.47

***

1.91

1.66–2.20

Mental disorders

All occupational classes

3.40

3.22–3.59

11.00

10.2–11.8

1.92

1.83–2.01

Upper non-manual employees

5.70

5.00–6.52

(ref.)

13.64

11.65–15.95

(ref.)

2.00

1.52–2.58

(ref.)

Lower non-manual employees

4.01

3.57–4.51

***

10.56

9.14–12.20

**

1.68

1.37–2.06

Manual workers

2.70

2.50–2.92

***

9.37

8.36–10.49

***

1.52

1.37–1.71

Self-employed

4.23

3.62–4.95

**

13.83

11.31–16.91

1.93

1.50–2.47

Respiratory diseases

All occupational classes

2.33

2.14–2.50

8.70

6.40–11.70

2.16

1.98–2.37

Upper non-manual employees

2.66

1.98–3.57

(ref.)

10.85

2.62–44.82

(ref.)

2.57

1.91–3.45

(ref.)

Lower non-manual employees

2.31

1.85–2.88

8.03

3.28–19.68

2.22

1.77–2.77

Manual workers

2.05

1.83–2.28

6.85

4.77–9.82

1.90

1.70–2.13

Self-employed

2.34

1.78–3.08

13.15

6.17–28.05

2.00

1.49–2.69

Circulatory diseases

All occupational classes

2.58

2.40–2.77

6.60

5.80–7.50

1.98

1.81–2.16

Upper non-manual employees

4.03

3.29–4.93

(ref.)

11.4

8.21–16.06

(ref.)

2.95

2.29–3.79

(ref.)

Lower non-manual employees

2.59

2.15–3.11

**

7.15

5.21–9.81

1.86

1.48–2.34

**

Manual workers

2.20

2.00–2.42

***

5.57

4.69–6.62

***

1.73

1.55–1.93

***

Self-employed

2.32

1.89–2.85

**

5.46

3.81–7.82

**

1.84

1.45–2.34

**