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. 2012 Oct 15;12:874. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-874

Table 5.

Odds ratios (ORs) of having sickness benefits or disability pension in men (n=9 287)

 
 
Model 1:
Crudea
 
Model 2:
Age-adjusteda
 
Model 3:
Age- and SES-adjusteda
 
Model 4:
Full factoriala,b
Independent variable   OR (95% CI)   OR (95% CI)   OR (95% CI)   OR (95% CI)
Age (years)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20-24
 
1
 
 
 
1
 
1
 25-34
 
2.33 (1.08-5.02)
 
 
 
2.75 (1.27-5.97)
 
2.65 (1.22-5.75)
 35-44
 
5.62 (2.73-11.60)
 
 
 
7.06 (3.38-14.75)
 
6.57 (3.15-13.71)
 45-54
 
12.89 (6.33-26.23)
 
 
 
15.99 (7.74-33.04)
 
14.45 (7.00-29.83)
 55-64
 
31.41 (15.54-63.51)
 
 
 
39.77 (19.36-81.68)
 
35.88 (17.47-73.67)
SES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Professional work level
 
1
 
1
 
 
 
1
 Intermediate non-manual work level
 
1.82 (1.26-2.64)
 
1.82 (1.25-2.64)
 
 
 
1.80 (1.23-2.62)
 Assistant non-manual work level
 
3.50 (2.40-5.13)
 
3.78 (2.56-5.58)
 
 
 
3.68 (2.49-5.44)
 Self-employed non-professional work level
 
3.21 (2.21-4.66)
 
2.83 (1.94-4.13)
 
 
 
2.68 (1.83-3.92)
 Skilled manual work level
 
4.16 (2.98-5.82)
 
5.06 (3.59-7.11)
 
 
 
4.57 (3.23-6.45)
 Unskilled/semiskilled manual work level
 
4.55 (3.26-6.34)
 
5.71 (4.07-8.01)
 
 
 
5.16 (3.66-7.28)
 Students
 
0.45 (0.20-1.01)
 
2.45 (1.06-5.68)
 
 
 
2.02 (0.87-4.70)
Self-reported hearing difficulties
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 No
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 Yes
 
2.39 (2.01-2.85)
 
1.52 (1.26-1.82)
 
1.36 (1.12-1.64)
 
1.36 (1.13-1.64)
Type of living area
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Urban
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 Semi-urban
 
1.25 (1.03-1.50)
 
1.21 (1.00-1.47)
 
1.03 (0.85-1.26)
 
1.07 (0.88-1.31)
 Sparsely populated
 
1.77 (1.47-2.13)
 
1.55 (1.28-1.87)
 
1.20 (0.98-1.46)
 
1.29 (1.06-1.58)
Country of birth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sweden
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 Elsewhere   1.64 (1.34-2.00)   1.85 (1.50-2.28)   1.71 (1.37-2.12)   1.81 (1.45-2.25)

aAge included as a categorical variable. bIncluded independent variables are age, socio-economic status (SES), self-reported hearing difficulties, type of living area, and country of birth.