Table 2.
Bivariate associations between occupational factors, covariates and Self-Rated Health (SRH) stratified by gender, 2013, PNS, Brazil
| Women (N = 16,992) | Men (N = 19,450) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95%CI | p-value | OR | 95%CI | p-value | |||
| Employment characteristics | ||||||||
| Work status (ref: private employee) | <.0001 | <.0001 | ||||||
| Self-employed | 1.977 | 1.716 | 2.278 | <.0001 | 1.817 | 1.615 | 2.045 | <.0001 |
| Public employee | 1.143 | 0.956 | 1.368 | 0.1420 | 1.032 | 0.835 | 1.277 | 0.7699 |
| Domestic worker | 2.313 | 1.936 | 2.763 | <.0001 | 2.131 | 1.184 | 3.836 | 0.0117 |
| Economic activities (ref: manufacturing) | <.0001 | <.0001 | ||||||
| Agriculture | 1.793 | 1.356 | 2.370 | <.0001 | 2.743 | 2.229 | 3.376 | <.0001 |
| Construction | 0.750 | 0.388 | 1.452 | 0.3940 | 1.601 | 1.291 | 1.985 | <.0001 |
| Services | 0.822 | 0.682 | 0.990 | 0.0390 | 1.167 | 0.979 | 1.391 | 0.0839 |
| Occupation (ref: managers/professionals) | <.0001 | <.0001 | ||||||
| Clerks/service workers | 1.767 | 1.442 | 2.164 | <.0001 | 1.584 | 1.265 | 1.984 | <.0001 |
| Manual workers | 2.877 | 2.363 | 3.505 | <.0001 | 2.334 | 1.903 | 2.864 | <.0001 |
| Technicians/associate professionals | 0.986 | 0.721 | 1.348 | 0.9280 | 1.147 | 0.854 | 1.542 | 0.3613 |
| Multiple job-holder | 0.804 | 0.604 | 1.069 | 0.1330 | 0.833 | 0.648 | 1.072 | 0.1552 |
| Working time/hours | ||||||||
| Working hours a week (ref: 21–44) | <.0001 | <.0001 | ||||||
| ≤ 20 | 1.245 | 1.067 | 1.453 | 0.0050 | 1.657 | 1.345 | 2.043 | <.0001 |
| ≥ 45 | 1.621 | 1.393 | 1.886 | <.0001 | 1.022 | 0.901 | 1.159 | 0.7363 |
| Night/shift work (ref: no) | 0.8682 | 0.0160 | ||||||
| Night work | 0.949 | 0.778 | 1.157 | 0.6041 | 0.806 | 0.684 | 0.951 | 0.0106 |
| Night work and shift work | 0.958 | 0.549 | 1.672 | 0.8803 | 0.756 | 0.528 | 1.083 | 0.1268 |
| Psychosocial work factors | ||||||||
| Work stress | 1.078 | 0.954 | 1.217 | 0.2271 | 1.119 | 0.988 | 1.267 | 0.0772 |
| Workplace violence | 1.540 | 0.945 | 2.509 | 0.0833 | 1.263 | 0.833 | 1.917 | 0.2722 |
| Physico-chemical exposures | ||||||||
| High physical activity | 1.811 | 1.566 | 2.095 | <.0001 | 1.532 | 1.364 | 1.721 | <.0001 |
| Chemical agents | 1.270 | 1.083 | 1.488 | <.0001 | 1.119 | 0.972 | 1.288 | 0.1167 |
| Noise | 1.118 | 0.964 | 1.298 | 0.1404 | 1.016 | 0.897 | 1.151 | 0.8048 |
| Exposure to sun | 1.936 | 1.642 | 2.283 | <.0001 | 2.024 | 1.807 | 2.266 | <.0001 |
| Radioactive agents | 0.517 | 0.332 | 0.805 | 0.0044 | 0.986 | 0.632 | 1.540 | 0.9522 |
| Urban waste | 1.820 | 1.486 | 2.228 | <.0001 | 1.394 | 1.136 | 1.710 | 0.0015 |
| Biological agents | 0.634 | 0.498 | 0.808 | 0.0003 | 0.761 | 0.546 | 1.060 | 0.1064 |
| Marble dust | 1.185 | 0.872 | 1.610 | 0.2791 | 1.069 | 0.914 | 1.250 | 0.4054 |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||||||
| Age (ref: < 30) | <.0001 | <.0001 | ||||||
| 30–39 | 1.157 | 0.972 | 1.378 | 0.1013 | 1.591 | 1.334 | 1.898 | <.0001 |
| 40–49 | 1.877 | 1.562 | 2.257 | <.0001 | 2.421 | 2.044 | 2.867 | <.0001 |
| ≥ 50 | 3.000 | 2.511 | 3.586 | <.0001 | 4.112 | 3.457 | 4.891 | <.0001 |
| Ethnicity (ref: white) | 1.712 | 1.508 | 1.944 | <.0001 | 1.453 | 1.294 | 1.632 | <.0001 |
| Marital status (ref: live alone) | 1.014 | 0.896 | 1.148 | 0.8235 | 1.352 | 1.205 | 1.516 | <.0001 |
| Health-related variables | ||||||||
| Binge drinking | 0.733 | 0.597 | 0.899 | 0.0035 | 0.86 | 0.754 | 0.98 | 0.0244 |
| Smoking (ref: no) | <.0001 | <.0001 | ||||||
| Ex | 1.645 | 1.384 | 1.955 | <.0001 | 1.961 | 1.706 | 2.254 | <.0001 |
| Yes | 1.831 | 1.548 | 2.164 | <.0001 | 2.033 | 1.750 | 2.360 | <.0001 |
| No physical activity | 1.596 | 1.387 | 1.836 | <.0001 | 2.294 | 2.022 | 2.603 | <.0001 |
| No private health insurance plan | 2.311 | 2.017 | 2.648 | <.0001 | 2.292 | 1.981 | 2.652 | <.0001 |
| Disability | 2.573 | 2.001 | 3.309 | <.0001 | 2.727 | 2.245 | 3.313 | <.0001 |
| Education (ref: University) | <.0001 | <.0001 | ||||||
| Secondary | 1.773 | 1.475 | 2.131 | <.0001 | 1.451 | 1.173 | 1.795 | 0.0002 |
| Primary | 4.067 | 3.376 | 4.900 | <.0001 | 3.165 | 2.576 | 3.887 | <.0001 |
Results from weighted logistic regression analysis