TABLE 2—
Multivariate Logistic Regression Model of Factors Associated With Not Filing a Workers’ Compensation Claim Among Nonmanagement Salaried Employees Absent From Work for a Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorder: Survey on Working and Employment Conditions and Occupational Health and Safety, Québec, Canada, 2007–2008
| Variable | AOR (95% CI) | P |
| Personal income, Can$ | ||
| ≥ 60 000 | 24.29 (2.72, 216.80) | .004 |
| 20 000–59 999 | 6.52 (1.41, 30.19) | .017 |
| < 20 000 (Ref) | 1.00 | |
| Duration of work absence, wka | ||
| ≤ 2 | 4.07 (1.48, 11.16) | .007 |
| > 2 (Ref) | 1.00 | |
| Union membership | ||
| No | 4.13 (1.45, 11.76) | .008 |
| Yes (Ref) | 1.00 | |
| Seniority in current job, y | ||
| > 10 | 4.20 (1.00, 17.70) | .051 |
| 5.1–10 | 1.88 (0.51, 6.98) | .347 |
| 2.1–5 (Ref) | 1.00 | |
| ≤ 2 | 3.61 (0.65, 20.06) | .142 |
| Work time, h/wk | ||
| < 30 | 5.24 (1.37, 20.05) | .016 |
| ≥ 30 (Ref) | 1.00 | |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 2.04 (0.66, 6.30) | .218 |
| Male (Ref) | 1.00 | |
| Age (continuous variable), each additional y | 0.97 (0.92, 1.02) | .262 |
Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. Work-related musculoskeletal disorder was defined as significant nontraumatic musculoskeletal pain interfering with activities; experienced occasionally, frequently, or all the time; in ≥ 1 body region; in the previous 12 months; and perceived as entirely related to work. Other variables tested in this model but eventually excluded were education level, personal income, occupational category, temporary (vs permanent) job, perceived low job security, having experienced an episode of unemployment in the previous 2 years, holding > 1 job, company size, support of coworkers, support of superiors, hostility from coworkers or superiors, and perceived general health status. The sample size was n = 150.
Two weeks represents 10 working days.