Table 3.
Sum of risk and protective factors in association with sickness absence trajectories. Odds ratios (OR) from multinomial regression analyses with the low sickness absence trajectory as reference.
| Summary Exposure | All | Low | Slowly Increasing | High | Full Model * | Full Model * | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trajectory Slowly Increasing vs. Low | Trajectory High vs. Low | |||||||
| N | N | N | OR α | 95% CI β | OR α | 95% CI β | ||
| Factors that decrease the risk of sickness absence | ||||||||
| Prolonged sitting or keyboard use | ||||||||
| Neither | 2207 | 1130 | 784 | 293 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Either | 763 | 449 | 241 | 73 | 0.79 | 0.65–0.95 | 0.66 | 0.49–0.88 |
| Both | 844 | 504 | 262 | 78 | 0.73 | 0.61–0.87 | 0.57 | 0.43–0.77 |
| Number of factors that increase the risk of sickness absence (nine work factors €) | ||||||||
| 0 | 1258 | 770 | 391 | 97 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 992 | 541 | 346 | 105 | 1.23 | 1.02–1.48 | 1.39 | 1.02–1.90 |
| 2−3 | 769 | 405 | 260 | 104 | 1.24 | 1.01–1.52 | 1.84 | 1.34–2.53 |
| ≥4 | 795 | 367 | 290 | 138 | 1.54 | 1.25–1.89 | 2.71 | 1.99–3.69 |
α Odds ratio, β 95 % Confidence interval, * ORs adjusted for age (continuous), gender, basic education, marital status, BMI, smoking, leisure time physical activity, alcohol dependence, job strain, social support at work, sleep problems, musculoskeletal disorders, mental disorders, and any other diseases. € Prolonged standing, repetitive arm movement, arms above shoulder level, bent postures, squatting or kneeling, using a vibrating tool, high hand grip force, frequent handling of loads at least 5 kg, handling of loads at least 20 kg.