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Table 5 Logistic Regression of Truck Drivers (n = 822) Compared to Other Occupational Drivers (n = 489) (Health Conditions)

From: Pre-injury health status of truck drivers with a workers’ compensation claim

Dependent Variable

Atrial Fibrillation

Chronic Pulmonary Disease

Diabetes

Hypertension

Subset of Cases (Only Truck Drivers & Other Occupational Drivers) = 1311

Independent Variable

p

Odds Ratio

p

Odds Ratio

p

Odds Ratio

p

Odds Ratio

Truck Driver

0.291

1.583

0.977

0.980

0.011

1.872

0.022

1.715

Injury Age

0.000

1.088

0.117

1.055

0.000

1.074

0.000

1.092

Weekly Earnings

0.814

1.000

0.258

0.999

0.494

1.000

0.707

1.000

Work Hours / Week

0.284

0.977

0.063

0.999

0.244

0.985

0.504

0.991

Accessibility Remoteness

0.754

0.878

0.244

2.716

0.249

1.317

0.025

1.742

IRSAD State Percentile

0.183

0.990

0.272

0.986

0.000

0.985

0.013

0.990

 

Myocardial Infarction

Peripheral Vascular Disease

Sleep Disorder

Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack

 

p

Odds Ratio

p

Odds Ratio

p

Odds Ratio

p

Odds Ratio

Truck Driver

0.504

1.262

0.520

0.691

0.014

0.511

0.075

3.961

Injury Age

0.001

1.059

0.005

1.097

0.481

1.009

0.111

1.044

Weekly Earnings

0.128

1.001

0.460

1.000

0.700

1.000

0.463

1.000

Work Hours / Week

0.687

0.991

0.038

1.089

0.454

1.014

0.253

0.966

Accessibility Remoteness

0.018

3.028

0.255

2.508

0.814

1.076

0.714

1.242

IRSAD State Percentile

0.842

0.999

0.770

0.997

0.819

0.999

0.453

0.992