Table 2.
Bivariate analysis—prevalence of reduced WAI and prevalence ratio according to health conditions and life habits of technical-administrative workers in education at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, 2013 (N = 600)
| Variables | Total | Reduced WAI | PR | 95 % CI | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (p/ %) | ||||
| Self-assessed overall health status | |||||||
| Good | 516 | (87.5) | 54 | (10.5) | 1 | ||
| Bad | 74 | (12.5) | 28 | (37.8) | 3.61 | 2.29–5.71 | 0.000 |
| Self-assessed overall dental status | |||||||
| Good | 436 | (75.0) | 53 | (12.2) | 1 | ||
| Bad | 145 | (25.0) | 28 | (19.3) | 1.59 | 1.00–2.51 | 0.048 |
| Signs and symptoms of depression | |||||||
| Absent | 508 | (89.8) | 48 | (9.4) | 1 | ||
| Present | 58 | (10.2) | 28 | (48.3) | 5.11 | 3.21–8.14 | 0.000 |
| Level of physical activity | |||||||
| Active or very active | 320 | (54.8) | 37 | (11.6) | 1 | ||
| Insufficiently active | 190 | (32.5) | 25 | (13.2) | 1.14 | 0.69–1.89 | 0.618 |
| Sedentary | 74 | (12.7) | 19 | (25.7) | 2.22 | 1.23–3.86 | 0.005 |
| Alcohol addiction | |||||||
| Risk-free consumption | 472 | (81.2) | 62 | (13.1) | 1 | ||
| Risky consumption | 98 | (16.9) | 14 | (14.3) | 1.09 | 0.61–1.94 | 0.777 |
| Addiction | 11 | (1.9) | 5 | (6.2) | 3.46 | 1.39–8.61 | 0.008 |
| Smoking | |||||||
| Non smoker | 513 | (88.9) | 68 | (13.3) | 1 | ||
| Smoker | 64 | (11.1) | 11 | (17.2) | 0.77 | 0.41–1.46 | 0.424 |
| Social network (relatives) | |||||||
| One or more relatives | 495 | (83.9) | 56 | (11.3) | 1 | ||
| None | 95 | (16.1) | 26 | (27.4) | 2.42 | 1.52–3.85 | 0.000 |
| Social network (friends) | |||||||
| One or more friends | 460 | (78.0) | 57 | (12.4) | 1 | ||
| None | 130 | (22.0) | 25 | (19.2) | 1.55 | 0.97–2.48 | 0.067 |
| Social network (sports activities) | |||||||
| Yes | 185 | (31.6) | 17 | (9.2) | 1 | ||
| No | 400 | (68.4) | 63 | (15.8) | 1.71 | 1.00–2.93 | 0.032 |
| Social network (meetings) | |||||||
| Yes | 264 | (45.4) | 30 | (11.4) | 1 | ||
| No | 317 | (54.6) | 50 | (15.8) | 1.39 | 0.88–2.18 | 0.156 |
| Social network (volunteer work) | |||||||
| Yes | 127 | (21.8) | 15 | (11.8) | 1 | ||
| No | 456 | (78.2) | 66 | (14.5) | 1.23 | 0.70–2.15 | 0.477 |
| Social network (religious activities) | |||||||
| Yes | 478 | (81.3) | 69 | (14.4) | 1 | ||
| No | 110 | (18.7) | 12 | (10.9) | 0.76 | 0.41–1.39 | 0.371 |
| Social support | |||||||
| Strong support | 480 | (85.0) | 53 | (11.0) | 1 | ||
| Low support | 85 | (15.0) | 22 | (25.9) | 2.34 | 1.43–3.85 | 0.001 |
Differences in n totals are explained by the fact that some information regarding a few variables was lost. Data below 6 % not informed
WAI work ability index, PR prevalence ratio
95 % CI: 95 % confidence interval
Source: The author, 2013