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. 2013 Sep 16;13:114. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-13-114

Table 4.

Percentage of relative bias in point estimates and percentage of relative width differences in confidence intervals for selected covariates for episodes of non work-related sickness absence due to neoplasms occurring in Catalonia (Spain) in 2007

 
 
CFPM
CPM
FPM
CM
FM
    %RB %RW %RB %RW %RB %RW %RB %RW %RB %RW
Gender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Male
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
Female
1.1
0.0
4.4
-14.3
1.1
-7.1
4.4
-28.6
-2.2
14.3
Age at onset of absence episode (years)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16 - 28
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
29 - 35
4.0
0.0
6.6
9.5
5.3
4.8
7.9
-4.8
0.0
19.1
 
36 - 45
3.8
-7.1
17.0
7.1
5.7
0.0
24.5
0.0
-3.8
7.1
 
> 45
6.9
0.0
41.4
42.9
10.3
14.3
55.2
28.6
-10.3
14.3
Health region
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Barcelona
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
Lleida
0.0
-2.5
4.6
-20.0
2.8
0.0
2.8
-35.0
-0.9
15.0
 
Camp de Tarragona
-2.5
-5.6
-7.4
-19.4
0.0
-2.8
-7.4
-30.6
10.7
33.3
 
Terres de l’Ebre
1.7
-3.8
7.7
-24.5
0.0
-1.9
4.3
-37.7
-2.6
13.2
 
Girona
2.3
-5.3
7.0
-15.8
2.3
0.0
7.0
-26.3
0.0
10.5
 
Catalunya Central
-1.1
-3.7
0.0
-22.2
0.0
-3.7
1.1
-29.6
0.0
14.8
 
Alt Pirineu I Aran
2.4
-1.3
14.3
-27.6
0.0
-1.3
14.3
-35.5
-6.0
10.5
Economic activity branch
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agriculture, mining, fishing
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
Manufacturing industry, energy production
-1.5
-5.0
2.9
-11.9
0.0
-1.0
7.4
-23.8
2.9
17.8
 
Construction
0.0
-3.6
12.7
-3.6
3.6
1.2
20.0
-16.9
0.0
14.5
 
Commercial/vehicles repair
0.0
-3.4
8.5
-6.8
3.4
2.3
15.3
-19.3
-1.7
12.5
 
Hotel and restaurant businesses
0.0
-3.7
7.6
-7.4
1.9
0.0
15.1
-18.5
-1.9
12.4
 
Transportation/communication
0.0
-3.9
2.9
-10.7
2.9
1.9
8.8
-22.3
1.5
16.5
 
Finance, real estate, services
0.0
-3.4
8.5
-5.7
1.7
1.1
15.3
-19.3
-3.4
12.5
 
Government
0.0
-3.4
6.8
-8.0
1.7
1.1
13.6
-19.3
0.0
15.9
 
Health, education, other social activities
0.0
-3.3
6.6
-7.7
1.6
1.1
13.1
-19.8
1.6
16.5
 
Domestic housekeeping
0.0
-4.6
22.5
-15.7
2.0
0.0
32.7
-23.2
-10.2
10.2
 
Extraterritorial agencies
0.0
-2.9
46.4
-13.0
0.0
0.0
60.7
-18.8
-17.9
1.5
Social Security regime
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Under contract
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
Self-employed
2.8
-5.6
18.3
-27.8
-1.4
-5.6
21.1
-33.3
-15.5
-5.6
Entity manage
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
National Institute of Social Security
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
  Insurance company 0.0 -6.7 -1.9 -20.0 0.0 0.0 -2.9 -26.7 1.0 13.3

Abbreviations: %RB % relative bias, %RW % relative width, CFPM conditional frailty poisson model, CPM conditional poisson model, FPM frailty poisson model, CM conditional model, FM frailty model, CFM conditional frailty model.