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. 2019 Oct 25;107(1):140–148. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11313

Table 3.

Results of univariable logistic regression analysis for return to work by 1 and 2 years

Return to work by 1 year Return to work by 2 years
Odds ratio P Odds ratio P
Patient‐related factors
Sex (M versus F) 1·43 (0·88, 2·31) 0·145 0·87 (0·54, 1·46) 0·631
Age (per year) 0·99 (1·00, 1·03) 0·742 0·98 (0·95, 1·01) 0·280
Disease‐ and treatment‐related factors
Presence of metastases (yes versus no) 0·34 (0·17, 0·69) 0·003 0·38 (0·21, 0·69) 0·001
Neoadjuvant therapy (yes versus no) 0·62 (0·39, 1·01) 0·053 1·02 (0·63, 1·65) 0·943
Adjuvant therapy (yes versus no) 0·34 (0·20, 0·56) < 0·001 0·78 (0·48, 1·27) 0·323
Stoma (yes versus no) 0·37 (0·23, 0·59) < 0·001 0·76 (0·48, 1·22) 0·259
Emotional distress (yes versus no) 0·44 (0·26, 0·76) 0·003 0·42 (0·25, 0·70) 0·001
Postoperative complications (yes versus no) 0·51 (0·32, 0·83) 0·006 0·68 (0·43, 1·10) 0·118
Occupation‐related factors
Type of work
Physical versus not physical 0·78 (0·45, 1·35) 0·372 1·02 (0·56, 1·85) 0·959
Physical versus combination 0·61 (0·34, 1·10) 0·097 0·60 (0·33, 1·09) 0·092
Type of contract
Part‐time versus full‐time 0·86 (0·51, 1·44) 0·558 0·84 (0·49, 1·45) 0·531
Part‐time versus flexible 0·81 (0·37, 1·75) 0·589 0·61 (0·28, 1·33) 0·213
Company size (no.of employees)
10–50 versus < 10 0·87 (0·52, 1·47) 0·612 0·84 (0·49, 1·47) 0·548
51–250 versus < 10 0·83 (0·42, 1·63) 0·583 0·73 (0·36, 1·47) 0·380
≥ 251 versus < 10 0·37 (0·08, 1·85) 0·226 0·41 (0·11, 1·51) 0·179
Trajectory of return to work (direct versus phased) 0·69 (0·44, 1·10) 0·119 2·87 (1·77, 4·66) < 0·001

Values in parentheses are 95 per cent confidence intervals.