Table 3 Adjusted* rate ratios and their 95% confidence intervals for sickness absences by the level of paid, domestic, and total† working hours and by the level of control over daily working hours (Poisson regression GEE models).
| n (%) | Self‐certified (⩽3 days) sickness absences | Medically certified (>3 days) sickness absences | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age adjusted | Fully adjusted* | Age adjusted | Fully adjusted* | |||
| Women | ||||||
| Paid hours/week | ⩽40 | 14739 (77) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ⩽50 | 3822 (20) | 0.89 (0.86–0.93) | 0.92 (0.88–0.96) | 0.90 (0.86–0.95) | 0.97 (0.93–1.02) | |
| >50 | 635 (3) | 0.77 (0.69–0.86) | 0.78 (0.70–0.88) | 0.91 (0.81–1.02) | 0.94 (0.83–1.05) | |
| Domestic hours/week | ⩽10 | 3737 (19) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ⩽25 | 12215 (63) | 1.00 (0.96–1.04) | 1.03 (0.98–1.07) | 1.03 (0.97–1.08) | 1.06 (1.00–1.12) | |
| >25 | 3456 (18) | 1.00 (0.95–1.0) | 1.02 (0.97–1.08) | 1.14 (1.07–1.22) | 1.15 (1.08–1.24) | |
| Commuting hours/week | ⩽2.5 | 8017 (42) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ⩽7.5 | 9381 (49) | 1.08 (1.05–1.11) | 1.09 (1.05–1.12) | 1.03 (0.99–1.07) | 1.03 (0.99–1.07) | |
| >7.5 | 1715 (9) | 1.19 (1.13–1.26) | 1.21 (1.14–1.28) | 1.19 (1.11–1.27) | 1.18 (1.10–1.26) | |
| Total hours/week† | ⩽50 | 2436 (13) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ⩽75 | 13840 (76) | 1.05 (1.00–1.10) | 1.05 (1.00–1.10) | 1.08 (1.02–1.15) | 1.10 (1.03–1.17) | |
| >75 | 1970 (11) | 1.07 (1.00–1.14) | 1.07 (1.00–1.15) | 1.24 (1.14–1.34) | 1.26 (1.17–1.37) | |
| Control over workinghours‡ | 4 high | 3536 (18) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 3 | 4744 (24) | 1.08 (1.03–1.13) | 1.07 (1.02–1.13) | 1.14 (1.07–1.22) | 1.13 (1.07–1.21) | |
| 2 | 5421 (27) | 1.12 (1.07–1.18) | 1.11 (1.06–1.16) | 1.30 (1.23–1.38) | 1.24 (1.17–1.31) | |
| 1 low | 6198 (31) | 1.14 (1.09–1.19) | 1.11 (1.06–1.16) | 1.47 (1.38–1.56) | 1.38 (1.29–1.46) | |
| Men | ||||||
| Paid hours/week | ⩽40 | 3439 (61) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ⩽50 | 1765 (31) | 0.76 (0.70–0.82) | 0.79 (0.73–0.85) | 0.83 (0.74–0.93) | 0.90 (0.82–1.00) | |
| >50 | 431 (8) | 0.82 (0.72–0.93) | 0.83 (0.73–0.95) | 1.04 (0.90–1.19) | 0.96 (0.84–1.09) | |
| Domestic hours/week | ⩽10 | 2972 (54) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ⩽25 | 2118 (38) | 1.02 (0.95–1.10) | 1.01 (0.94–1.09) | 1.15 (1.06–1.26) | 1.14 (1.05–1.25) | |
| >25 | 447 (8) | 1.10 (0.99–1.23) | 1.09 (0.97–1.22) | 1.32 (1.14–1.52) | 1.27 (1.11–1.46) | |
| Commuting hours/week | ⩽2.5 | 2583 (46) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ⩽7.5 | 2669 (47) | 1.08 (1.01–1.16) | 1.10 (1.03–1.19) | 1.00 (0.92–1.09) | 1.04 (0.97–1.12) | |
| >7.5 | 402 (7) | 1.14 (0.99–1.31) | 1.21 (1.04–1.39) | 1.14 (0.96–1.34) | 1.16 (1.00–1.35) | |
| Total hours/week† | ⩽50 | 1690 (32) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ⩽75 | 3194 (60) | 0.99 (0.92–1.07) | 0.99 (0.91–1.07) | 1.14 (1.03–1.26) | 1.13 (1.03–1.24) | |
| >75 | 447 (8) | 1.06 (0.94–1.19) | 1.04 (0.92–1.16) | 1.35 (1.14–1.60) | 1.23 (1.05–1.45) | |
| Control over workinghours‡ | 4 high | 1435 (25) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 3 | 1123 (19) | 1.24 (1.11–1.38) | 1.22 (1.09–1.36) | 1.20 (1.05–1.38) | 1.16 (1.01–1.33) | |
| 2 | 1096 (19) | 1.21 (1.08–1.35) | 1.17 (1.04–1.31) | 1.50 (1.31–1.71) | 1.26 (1.10–1.45) | |
| 1 low | 2150 (37) | 1.41 (1.28–1.57) | 1.28 (1.14–1.43) | 1.91 (1.71–2.14) | 1.38 (1.22–1.57) | |
*Adjusted for age, occupational status, type of work contract, type of work schedule, marital status, dependent children, consumption of alcohol, smoking, overweight, and sedentary lifestyle.
†Paid and domestic working hours and hours commuting.
‡Quartiles.