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Table 3 Odds ratios of return to work status by unmet medical needs (stratified disability ratings, industry, and work status)

From: Satisfying medical and rehabilitation needs positively influences returning to work after a work-related injury: an analysis of national panel data from 2018 to 2019

 

Binomiala

Multinomialb

Return to work

Returned to original work

Reemployed

ORc

95% CI

ORc

95% CI

ORc

95% CI

Disability rating

Severe

     

Unmet medical needs

     

Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

No

0.56

0.26–1.21

1.08

0.32–3.67

0.43

0.18–0.99

Moderate

      

Unmet medical needs

     

Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

No

1.52

0.95–2.42

1.76

0.94–3.28

1.41

0.85–2.34

Mild

      

Unmet medical needs

     

Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

No

1.71

1.17–2.49

1.68

1.05–2.69

1.67

1.12–2.50

None

      

Unmet medical needs

     

Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

No

1.29

0.58–2.84

2.05

0.80–5.26

1.00

0.44–2.29

Industry

Manufacturing

      

Unmet medical needs

     

Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

No

1.45

0.90–2.35

1.42

0.83–2.42

1.47

0.85–2.52

Construction

      

Unmet medical needs

     

Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

No

1.44

0.95–2.20

1.59

0.82–3.05

1.41

0.91–2.19

Service

     

Unmet medical needs

     

Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

No

2.84

1.18–6.84

3.51

1.15–10.70

2.46

0.95–6.34

Other

      

Unmet medical needs

     

Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

No

1.00

0.57–1.77

1.48

0.73–2.98

0.76

0.41–1.39

Work status

Regular/temporary worker

     

Unmet medical needs

     

Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

No

1.54

1.12–2.13

1.85

1.27–2.69

1.35

0.96–1.92

Daily worker

      

Unmet medical needs

     

Yes

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

No

1.14

0.73–1.78

1.13

0.57–2.24

1.15

0.72–1.84

  1. aThe returned to original work group and the reemployed group were integrated into a single return to work group
  2. bThe comparisons among the non return to work group and the returned to original work group and reemployed group were conducted separately
  3. cThe statistical estimations based on the binomial and multinomial multivariate logistic regression analyses were adjusted for all covariates, except for the explanatory variable of interest
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