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Table 3 Association among future labour market participation patterns (LMPPs), company characteristics, and employment conditions among male salaried workers with an SA due to cancer (reference) and comparison groups

From: Labour market participation after sickness absence due to cancer: a dynamic cohort study in Catalonia (Spain)

 

Men

Employment instability and early retirement vs. stable employment

Increasing retirement vs. stable employment

PD vs. stable employment

Death vs. stable employment

RRR

95% CI

p value

RRR

95% CI

p value

RRR

95% CI

p value

RRR

95% CI

p value

Crude

 SA-cancer

1

  

1

  

1

  

1

  

 SA-other diagnoses

1.75

(1.06‒2.89)

0.029*

1.06

(0.58‒1.94)

0.844

1.97

(0.81‒4.77)

0.135

0.12

(0.04‒0.31)

 < 0.0001***

 No-SA for any diagnoses

1.16

(0.70‒1.94)

0.566

0.78

(0.42‒1.43)

0.415

0.81

(0.29‒2.22)

0.679

0.02

(0.00‒0.14)

 < 0.0001***

Individually adjusted by

Income (tertiles)

  SA-other diagnoses

1.68

(1.00‒2.79)

0.048*

1.06

(0.57‒1.98)

0.857

2.22

(0.82‒6.02)

0.116

0.12

(0.05‒0.33)

 < 0.0001***

  No-SA for any diagnoses

1.03

(0.61‒1.74)

0.920

0.73

(0.38‒1.38)

0.334

0.92

(0.31‒2.77)

0.881

0.02

(0.00‒0.14)

 < 0.0001***

Occupational category

  SA-other diagnoses

1.63

(0.98‒2.73)

0.062

1.17

(0.63‒2.18)

0.611

1.77

(0.72‒4.36)

0.212

0.14

(0.05‒0.38)

 < 0.0001***

  No-SA for any diagnoses

1.18

(0.70‒1.99)

0.526

0.87

(0.47‒1.63)

0.667

0.80

(0.29‒2.21)

0.666

0.02

(0.00‒0.18)

 < 0.0001***

Company economic activity

  SA-other diagnoses

1.92

(1.14‒3.22)

0.013*

1.07

(0.58‒1.98)

0.836

2.19

(0.86‒5.57)

0.100

0.14

(0.05‒0.37)

 < 0.0001***

  No-SA for any diagnoses

1.21

(0.71‒2.05)

0.481

0.72

(0.38‒1.37)

0.320

0.82

(0.28‒2.40)

0.713

0.02

(0.00‒0.17)

 < 0.0001***

Working time (% weekly hours)

  SA-other diagnoses

1.78

(1.08‒2.95)

0.025*

1.33

(0.65‒2.72)

0.440

1.99

(0.81‒4.86)

0.132

0.14

(0.05‒0.37)

 < 0.0001***

  No-SA for any diagnoses

1.13

(0.68‒1.89)

0.641

0.66

(0.31‒1.40)

0.278

0.78

(0.28‒2.16)

0.635

0.02

(0.00‒0.16)

 < 0.0001***

Company size

  SA-other diagnoses

1.76

(0.06‒2.91)

0.028*

1.11

(0.61‒2.03)

0.737

1.98

(0.82‒4.82)

0.131

0.14

(0.05‒0.36)

 < 0.0001***

  No-SA for any diagnoses

1.13

(0.67‒1.88)

0.650

0.79

(0.43‒1.47)

0.457

0.76

(0.28‒2.10)

0.602

0.02

(0.00‒0.17)

 < 0.0001***

Company ownership

  SA-other diagnoses

1.53

(0.90‒2.59)

0.115

1.03

(0.55‒1.94)

0.922

2.19

(0.87‒5.54)

0.098

0.15

(0.06‒0.40)

 < 0.0001***

  No-SA for any diagnoses

1.14

(0.66‒1.94)

0.643

0.79

(0.41‒1.50)

0.470

0.95

(0.33‒2.72)

0.930

0.03

(0.00‒0.19)

 < 0.0001***

Previous 5-year employment time (ratio)

  SA-other diagnoses

1.86

(1.11‒3.11)

0.018*

1.05

(0.58‒1.91)

0.876

2.06

(0.84‒5.01)

0.113

0.12

(0.05‒0.33)

 < 0.0001***

  No-SA for any diagnoses

1.24

(0.73‒2.09)

0.431

0.79

(0.43‒1.45)

0.448

0.85

(0.31‒2.34)

0.750

0.02

(0.00‒0.15)

 < 0.0001***

Adjustment by all variables

  SA-other diagnoses

1.76

(1.00‒3.11)

0.052

1.38

(0.61‒3.14)

0.443

2.24

(0.79‒6.34)

0.128

0.17

(0.06‒0.46)

0.001**

  No-SA for any diagnoses

1.09

(0.61‒1.96)

0.761

0.64

(0.27‒1.52)

0.314

0.86

(0.27‒2.75)

0.793

0.02

(0.00‒0.16)

 < 0.0001***

  1. SA Sickness absence, PD Permanent disability, RRR Relative risk ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval
  2. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001