Table 2.

Results of the multivariable logistic regression model with deteriorated or unchanged health/performance as the dependent variable. Odds ratios (OR) and 95 % confidence intervals [95 %-CI] (participants of the rehabilitation client survey of the German Statutory Pension Insurance Scheme conducted between 2007 and 2011, n = 251,140)

	OR	95 %-CI
Nationality
Germany (Reference)
Portugal/Spain/Italy/Greece	1.24	(1.12; 1.37)
Former Yugoslavia	1.68	(1.52; 1.85)
Turkey	1.62	(1.45; 1.80)
Other	1.08	(1.01; 1.15)
Age in years	1.02	(1.01; 1.02)
Sex
Male (Reference)
Female	0.90	(0.88; 0.92)
Marriage status
Single/divorced/widowed (Reference)
Married	0.93	(0.91; 0.94)
School education
High (Reference)
Intermediate	1.92	(1.87; 1.98)
Low	1.44	(1.40; 1.48)
Other/unknown	1.46	(1.40; 1.51)
Occupational position
Skilled labor (Reference)
Semi-skilled/unskilled labor	1.29	(1.26; 1.33)
Trainee/not employed	1.15	(1.09; 1.21)
Time absent from work in the last 12 months
None (Reference)
< 3 months	0.98	(0.95; 1.01)
3–6 months	1.32	(1.28; 1.37)
6+ months	2.01	(1.94; 2.08)
not employed	1.08	(1.01; 1.14)
Diagnosis at rehabilitation entry
Skeletal system (Reference)
Neoplasms	0.94	(0.90; 0.99)
Circulatory system	1.12	(1.07; 1.18)
Respiratory system	0.95	(0.88; 1.03)
Other	1.04	(1.01; 1.08)
Type of rehabilitation
Hospital follow-up (Reference)
Not hospital follow-up	1.22	(1.19; 1.25)
Assistance received in completing questionnaire
No (Reference)
Yes	1.72	(1.65; 1.79)
Overall satisfaction
High (Reference)
Low/moderate	7.65	(7.47; 7.84)
Self-rated performance before rehabilitation
Mediocre/high (Reference)
Low	1.46	(1.43; 1.49)
Not stated	1.81	(1.74; 1.87)

Note. OR odds ratio, 95 %-CI 95 % confidence interval