Table 5.

Association between stress at work and sickness days

	Job starters (18–29)			Early midlife (30–45)			Late midlife (46–57)			Older working life (58–65)			All age groups
	b	[95% CI]	p	b	[95% CI]	p	b	[95% CI]	p	b	[95% CI]	p	b	[95% CI]	p
Women
High effort
Model 1	0.20	[− 0.20, 0.59]	0.325	0.41	[0.14, 0.68]	0.003	0.56	[0.27, 0.86]	< 0.001	0.81	[0.12, 1.49]	0.021	0.44	[0.27, 0.62]	< 0.001
Model 2	0.18	[− 0.21, 0.58]	0.367	0.45	[0.18, 0.72]	0.001	0.62	[0.33, 0.92]	< 0.001	0.87	[0.17, 1.57]	0.014	0.48	[0.31, 0.66]	< 0.001
Model 3	0.05	[− 0.34, 0.44]	0.814	0.30	[0.04, 0.57]	0.027	0.39	[0.10, 0.69]	0.009	0.68	[0.02, 1.34]	0.042	0.31	[0.13, 0.48]	0.001
Low reward
Model 1	0.46	[0.10, 0.82]	0.013	0.60	[0.35, 0.85]	< 0.001	0.72	[0.44, 1.00]	< 0.001	0.41	[− 0.28, 1.10]	0.240	0.61	[0.45, 0.78]	< 0.001
Model 2	0.44	[0.09, 0.80]	0.015	0.59	[0.34, 0.84]	< 0.001	0.70	[0.42, 0.98]	< 0.001	0.58	[− 0.11, 1.26]	0.101	0.60	[0.44, 0.76]	< 0.001
Model 3	0.31	[− 0.05, 0.67]	0.086	0.46	[0.21, 0.71]	< 0.001	0.50	[0.23, 0.71]	< 0.001	0.21	[− 0.45, 0.87]	0.532	0.43	[0.27, 0.59]	< 0.001
ER ratio > 1
Model 1	0.11	[− 0.43, 0.64]	0.699	0.60	[0.26, 0.93]	< 0.001	0.82	[0.46, 1.17]	< 0.001	1.30	[0.43, 2.17]	0.003	0.66	[0.44, 0.87]	< 0.001
Model 2	0.07	[− 0.47, 0.61]	0.795	0.61	[0.28, 0.94]	< 0.001	0.84	[0.48, 1.19]	< 0.001	1.37	[0.50, 2.24]	0.002	0.67	[0.45, 0.88]	< 0.001
Model 3	− 0.17	[− 0.71, 0.36]	0.528	0.38	[0.05, 0.71]	0.023	0.57	[0.22, 0.92]	0.002	0.91	[0.07, 1.75]	0.033	0.42	[0.21, 0.64]	< 0.001
Men
High effort
Model 1	− 0.30	[− 0.68, 0.08]	0.126	0.02	[− 0.16, 0.19]	0.844	0.09	[− 0.12, 0.30]	0.387	0.31	[− 0.18, 0.79]	0.213	0.04	[− 0.08, 0.17]	0.491
Model 2	− 0.32	[− 0.70, 0.07]	0.106	0.08	[− 0.09, 0.26]	0.344	0.14	[− 0.07, 0.35]	0.184	0.44	[− 0.03, 0.92]	0.070	0.11	[− 0.02, 0.23]	0.094
Model 3	− 0.38	[− 0.77, 0.00]	0.051	− 0.01	[− 0.18, 0.16]	0.921	− 0.02	[− 0.23, 0.18]	0.825	0.29	[− 0.18, 0.75]	0.232	− 0.02	[− 0.14, 0.11]	0.811
Low reward
Model 1	0.13	[− 0.23, 0.49]	0.471	0.53	[0.37, 0.69]	< 0.001	0.46	[0.26, 0.66]	< 0.001	0.50	[0.06, 0.94]	0.027	0.47	[0.35, 0.58]	< 0.001
Model 2	0.11	[− 0.24, 0.47]	0.536	0.48	[0.32, 0.64]	< 0.001	0.43	[0.23, 0.63]	< 0.001	0.41	[− 0.03, 0.84]	0.069	0.43	[0.31, 0.54]	< 0.001
Model 3	0.03	[− 0.33, 0.39]	0.861	0.36	[0.20, 0.52]	< 0.001	0.28	[0.09, 0.48]	0.005	0.19	[− 0.25, 0.62]	0.394	0.29	[0.18, 0.41]	< 0.001
ER ratio > 1
Model 1	− 0.17	[− 0.76, 0.41]	0.565	0.56	[0.34, 0.78]	< 0.001	0.39	[0.13, 0.66]	0.004	0.83	[0.15, 1.50]	0.016	0.46	[0.30, 0.63]	< 0.001
Model 2	− 0.19	[− 0.77, 0.40]	0.529	0.54	[0.32, 0.76]	< 0.001	0.39	[0.13, 0.66]	0.004	0.84	[0.18, 1.50]	0.013	0.46	[0.30, 0.63]	< 0.001
Model 3	− 0.33	[− 0.93, 0.26]	0.270	0.40	[0.18, 0.62]	< 0.001	0.21	[− 0.05, 0.47]	0.115	0.62	[− 0.04, 1.27]	0.064	0.30	[0.14, 0.46]	< 0.001

Results of multivariable linear regression analyses predicting square rooted sickness days: regression coefficients (b), 95% confidence intervals [95% CI] and p values (p)

All estimations are based on random effect models accounting for year of data collection. Model 1 is adjusted for partnership–years in current job and number of children living in the household (and age in case of all age groups). Model 2 is additionally adjusted for occupational position, education and income. Model 3 additionally includes self-rated health