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