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. 2023 Dec 11;23:2477. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-17321-z

Table 2.

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

Women
Decreasing labour market engagement vs. stable employment Temporariness vs. stable employment Retirement vs. stable employment Increasing PD and 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 1.56 (1.00‒2.42) 0.050 1.08 (0.61‒1.90) 0.789 0.93 (0.43‒2.05) 0.865 0.40 (0.21‒0.75) 0.004**
 No-SA for any diagnoses 1.23 (0.78‒1.93) 0.360 0.81 (0.45‒1.45) 0.477 0.97 (0.46‒2.08) 0.946 0.19 (0.09‒0.42)  < 0.0001***
Individually adjusted by
Income (tertiles)
  SA-other diagnoses 1.55 (0.98‒2.45) 0.059 1.06 (0.60‒1.87) 0.850 0.92 (0.41‒2.05) 0.831 0.42 (0.22‒0.83) 0.012*
  No-SA for any diagnoses 1.12 (0.70‒1.78) 0.630 0.79 (0.43‒1.42) 0.425 0.84 (0.38‒1.82) 0.650 0.20 (0.09‒0.45)  < 0.0001***
Occupational category
  SA-other diagnoses 1.47 (0.92‒2.36) 0.111 1.08 (0.60‒1.94) 0.808 1.01 (0.45‒2.25) 0.983 0.32 (0.16‒0.62) 0.001**
  No-SA for any diagnoses 1.21 (0.75‒1.95) 0.435 0.77 (0.42‒1.43) 0.414 0.96 (0.44‒2.11) 0.926 0.18 (0.08‒0.40)  < 0.0001***
Company economic activity
  SA-other diagnoses 1.67 (1.06‒2.64) 0.027* 1.11 (0.62‒1.96) 0.725 1.03 (0.47‒2.26) 0.944 0.41 (0.21‒0.80) 0.009**
  No-SA for any diagnoses 1.37 (0.86‒2.17) 0.185 0.87 (0.48‒1.57) 0.643 1.07 (0.50‒2.29) 0.862 0.22 (0.10‒0.49)  < 0.0001***
Working time (% weekly hours)
  SA-other diagnoses 1.58 (1.01‒2.47) 0.047* 1.03 (0.58‒1.83) 0.923 0.80 (0.33‒1.92) 0.610 0.41 (0.22‒0.77) 0.006**
  No-SA for any diagnoses 1.26 (0.80‒1.99) 0.321 0.78 (0.43‒1.42) 0.410 0.86 (0.37‒2.03) 0.732 0.20 (0.09‒0.44)  < 0.0001***
Company size
  SA-other diagnoses 1.68 (1.07‒2.64) 0.023* 1.06 (0.60‒1.87) 0.834 0.96 (0.44‒2.10) 0.914 0.40 (0.21‒0.77) 0.005*
  No-SA for any diagnoses 1.24 (0.79‒1.96) 0.352 0.81 (0.45‒1.46) 0.490 0.97 (0.45‒2.06) 0.929 0.20 (0.09‒0.44)  < 0.0001***
Company ownership
  SA-other diagnoses 1.65 (1.01‒2.71) 0.045* 1.14 (0.62‒2.12) 0.675 1.00 (0.45‒2.23) 0.999 0.41 (0.21‒0.81) 0.010*
  No-SA for any diagnoses 1.35 (0.82‒2.24) 0.242 0.93 (0.49‒1.77) 0.826 1.04 (0.47‒2.27) 0.931 0.24 (0.11‒0.54) 0.001**
Previous 5-year employment time (ratio)
  SA-other diagnoses 1.62 (1.03‒2.54) 0.036* 1.13 (0.64‒2.00) 0.683 0.92 (0.42‒2.02) 0.833 0.41 (0.22‒0.77) 0.006*
  No-SA for any diagnoses 1.26 (0.80‒2.00) 0.320 0.81 (0.44‒1.47) 0.488 0.97 (0.45‒2.07) 0.937 0.20 (0.09‒0.43)  < 0.0001***
Adjustment by all variables
  SA-other diagnoses 1.72 (1.02‒2.90) 0.043* 1.09 (0.56‒2.13) 0.801 0.72 (0.26‒1.95) 0.515 0.39 (0.19‒0.83) 0.014*
  No-SA for any diagnoses 1.23 (0.72‒2.11) 0.442 0.90 (0.45‒1.80) 0.762 0.60 (0.22‒1.65) 0.324 0.24 (0.10‒0.57) 0.001**

SA Sickness absence, PD Permanent disability, RRR Relative risk ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001