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Table 8 Logistic Regression of Truck Drivers (n = 822) Compared to All Other Claimants (n = 21,217) (Lifestyle Conditions)

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

Dependent Variable

Alcohol Misuse/Abuse

Drug Misuse/Abuse

Obesity

Stress

Tobacco Use

All Cases

Independent Variable

p

Odds Ratio

p

Odds Ratio

p

Odds Ratio

p

Odds Ratio

p

Odds Ratio

Truck Driver

0.000

1.885

0.087

1.494

0.282

1.303

0.203

1.466

0.000

1.808

Injury Age

0.000

0.970

0.000

0.954

0.001

1.015

0.000

0.969

0.000

1.009

Weekly Earnings

0.113

1.000

0.278

1.000

0.048

1.000

0.540

1.000

0.437

1.000

Work Hours / Week

0.369

0.996

0.023

0.988

0.000

0.980

0.020

0.985

0.471

0.999

Accessibility Remoteness

0.099

1.177

0.013

1.331

0.204

1.173

0.347

0.873

0.000

0.786

IRSAD State Percentile

0.000

0.993

0.000

0.993

0.017

0.995

0.447

0.998

0.000

0.994