Table 3.
Adjusted association between the presence of a chronic disease (index disease) and work disability, dependence on living allowances, and economic unemployment compared to ‘being employed’
| Index diseasesb | Work disableda
(OR [95% CI]) |
Living allowancesa
(OR [95% CI]) |
Unemployeda
(OR [95% CI]) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musculoskeletal disease | 2.06 [1.56; 2.71] | 2.15 [1.18; 3.91] | 1.35 [0.94; 1.96] |
| Cardiovascular disease | 1.61 [1.18; 2.21] | 1.29 [0.64; 2.62] | 0.88 [0.55; 1.40] |
| Diabetes | 2.32 [1.47; 3.67] | 3.40 [1.38; 8.37] | 1.88 [0.95; 3.72] |
| Cancer | 3.26 [1.82; 5.85] | 0.69 [0.09; 5.49] | 1.73 [0.67; 4.48] |
| Respiratory disease | 1.72 [1.16; 2.55] | 2.02 [0.94; 4.38] | 1.08 [0.59; 1.94] |
| Skin disease | 1.96 [1.34; 2.86] | 1.02 [0.38; 2.75] | 1.37 [0.81; 2.32] |
| Mental disease | 10.54 [7.69; 14.44] | 5.60 [2.77; 11.34] | 3.03 [1.91; 4.80] |
| Bowel disease | 2.89 [1.74; 4.79] | 1.65 [0.52; 5.29] | 1.10 [0.46; 2.60] |
| Migraine | 2.03 [1.30; 3.18] | 1.13 [0.38; 3.40] | 3.10 [1.90; 5.04] |
Results of multivariable multinomial regression model adjusted for age, gender, education, BMI, smoking status (n = 5340)
Abbreviations: OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
aPaid work is the reference outcome
bAbsence of index disease is the reference category