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. 2013 Sep 16;14:268. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-268

Table 3.

Cox proportional hazard ratios with 95% confidence intervals (CI) of occupational groups, psychosocial working conditions and job strain for being granted DP due to MSD during the follow-up

 
  Model 1
 
  Model 2
 
  HR 95% CI HR 95% CI
Occupational groups defined by sector
 
 
 
 
Administration& management
1.00
referent
1.00
referent
Technology, science, social science& art
1.27
1.01, 1.59
1.27
1.01, 1.60
Health care& social work
2.13
1.78, 2.55
2.19
1.81, 2.65
Commercial work
1.28
1.01, 1.63
1.20
0.94, 1.53
Agriculture, forestry& fishing
1.89
1.40, 2.54
1.49
1.07, 2.05
Transport
2.35
1.84, 3.00
1.89
1.40, 2.55
Production& mining
2.63
2.18, 3.18
2.16
1.72, 2.72
Service& military work
2.37
1.95, 2.87
1.96
1.56, 2.46
Psychosocial working conditions
 
 
 
 
Job demands (range 1–10, high score is low)
1.31
1.22, 1.41
1.10
1.02, 1.20
Job control (range 1–10, high score is high)
0.85
0.82, 0.88
0.93
0.89, 0.97
Social support (range 1–10, high score is high)
1.05
0.95, 1.15
1.08
0.98, 1.19
Job strain
 
 
 
 
High strain
0.88
0.69, 1.12
0.93
0.73, 1.19
Low strain
1.00
referent
1.00
referent
Active
0.76
0.64, 0.90
0.89
0.75, 1.07
Passive
1.33
1.14, 1.55
1.25
1.07, 1.46
Iso-strain 1.32 1.08, 1.63 1.27 1.04, 1.57

Model 1: Additionally (after taking age, sex and pair-cluster into account) adjusted for marital status, children living at home, area of living, and years of education.

Model 2: As Model 1, but additionally adjusted for occupational groups, or psychosocial working conditions.