Table 3.
Associations between time pressure, sleep problems due to thoughts about work and sickness absence (SA) among 16,127 twins, odd ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI), by main occupational sector (main employer) the past three years
| Sickness absence | Time pressure | Sleep problems |
|---|---|---|
| Main employer past 3 years | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) |
| State | 0.95 (0.75–1.20) | 1.70 (1.30–2.24) |
| Municipality | 0.92 (0.78–1.08) | 1.38 (1.13–1.68) |
| County council | 0.92 (0.71–1.20) | 1.02 (0.71–1.47) |
| Private sector | 0.88 (0.79–0.97) | 1.31 (1.16–1.49) |
| Self-employed | 1.22 (0.92–1.61) | 1.17 (0.84–1.63) |
| Sickness absence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratified by main employer | Crude | Adjusted 1 | Adjusted 2 | Adjusted 3 |
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| State | ||||
| Time pressure | ||||
| Twice a month or less | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Once a week or more | 0.95 (0.75–1.20) | 1.16 (0.89–1.51) | 1.03 (0.77–1.38) | 1.05 (0.77–1.42) |
| Sleep problems | ||||
| Twice a month or less | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Once a week or more | 1.70 (1.30–2.24) | 1.69 (1.25–2.27) | 1.59 (1.15–2.19) | 1.54 (1.11–2.13) |
| Municipality | ||||
| Time pressure | ||||
| Twice a month or less | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Once a week or more | 0.92 (0.78–1.08) | 1.02 (0.85–1.21) | 0.91 (0.75–1.11) | 0.93 (0.77–1.14) |
| Sleep problems | ||||
| Twice a month or less | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Once a week or more | 1.38 (1.13–1.68) | 1.43 (1.16–1.76) | 1.33 (1.07–1.65) | 1.26 (1.00-1.58) |
| County council | ||||
| Time pressure | ||||
| Twice a month or less | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Once a week or more | 0.92 (0.71–1.20) | 1.06 (0.80–1.40) | 0.95 (0.70–1.28) | 1.04 (0.76–1.43) |
| Sleep problems | ||||
| Twice a month or less | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Once a week or more | 1.02 (0.71–1.47) | 1.11 (0.76–1.62) | 1.02 (0.67–1.56) | 1.07 (0.68–1.67) |
| Private | ||||
| Time pressure | ||||
| Twice a month or less | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Once a week or more | 0.88 (0.79–0.97) | 0.99 (0.89–1.10) | 0.95 (0.84–1.07) | 0.95 (0.84–1.08) |
| Sleep problems | ||||
| Twice a month or less | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Once a week or more | 1.31 (1.16–1.49) | 1.32 (1.16–1.51) | 1.25 (1.09–1.44) | 1.20 (1.03–1.38) |
| Self employed | ||||
| Time pressure | ||||
| Twice a month or less | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Once a week or more | 1.22 (0.92–1.61) | 1.32 (0.98–1.79) | 0.94 (0.62–1.44) | 0.90 (0.58–1.41) |
| Sleep problems | ||||
| Twice a month or less | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Once a week or more | 1.17 (0.84–1.63) | 1.20 (0.84–1.71) | 1.16 (0.72–1.84) | 1.15 (0.70–1.90) |
Adjusted 1 sex, age, education, marital status; Adjusted 2 sex, age, education, marital status, job demands, control, support. Adjusted 3 sex, age, education, marital status, job demands, control, support, SRH, previous SA