Table 4 Risk factors for health‐related job loss by type of health problem.
| Risk factor | All health problems (% exposed) | Musculoskeletal disorders (% exposed) | Mental health (% exposed) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Controls | OR* (95% CI) | Cases | Controls | OR* (95% CI) | Cases | Controls | OR* (95% CI) | |
| Type of work | |||||||||
| Agriculture | 14 | 25 | 0.6 (0.5 to 0.8) | 20 | 24 | 0.8 (0.6 to 1.1) | 7 | 26 | 0.4 (0.2–0.7) |
| Police | 3 | 1 | 2.4 (1.6 to 3.7) | 3 | 2 | 2.5 (1.2 to 5.1) | 4 | 1 | 2.1 (1.0–4.6) |
| Teaching | 6 | 4 | 2.0 (1.5 to 2.7) | 3 | 3 | 1.4 (0.7 to 2.7) | 14 | 4 | 2.6 (1.7–4.0) |
| Other | 77 | 70 | 1.0 | 75 | 71 | 1.0 | 75 | 68 | 1.0 |
| Employment status | |||||||||
| Employed | 76 | 62 | 2.0 (1.7 to 2.3) | 73 | 61 | 2.1 (1.6 to 2.8) | 86 | 62 | 2.4 (1.7–3.5) |
| Self‐employed | 24 | 38 | 1.0 | 27 | 39 | 1.0 | 14 | 38 | 1.0 |
| Duration in job (years) | |||||||||
| 1–5 | 27 | 26 | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.5) | 24 | 25 | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.5) | 26 | 24 | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.6) |
| 6–15 | 32 | 29 | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.6) | 30 | 31 | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.4) | 31 | 28 | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.5) |
| 16–25 | 18 | 20 | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.2) | 20 | 20 | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.2) | 20 | 22 | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.2) |
| >25 | 23 | 25 | 1.0 | 26 | 25 | 1.0 | 23 | 25 | 1.0 |
| Activities in job† | |||||||||
| Shift work | 22 | 12 | 1.4 (1.2 to 1.7) | 23 | 13 | 1.3 (1.0 to 1.8) | 22 | 13 | 1.5 (1.1 to 2.2) |
| Lifting/moving weights of at least 25 kg by hand | 56 | 49 | 1.7 (1.4 to 2.0) | 71 | 50 | 2.6 (2.0 to 3.5) | 34 | 48 | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.2) |
| Kneeling or squatting for >1 h | 30 | 21 | 1.4 (1.1 to 1.6) | 40 | 21 | 1.7 (1.3 to 2.3) | 17 | 19 | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.7) |
| Work with hands above shoulder height for > 1 h | 20 | 13 | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.6) | 28 | 13 | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.7) | 12 | 13 | 1.4 (0.9 to 2.3) |
Analysis was based on 1408 cases and 5632 controls.
*For each category of health problem, all risk estimates were derived from a single logistic regression model, and thus are mutually adjusted.
†Activities in an average working day. Risk estimates are for those reporting an activity relative to those who did not report it.