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. 2021 Feb 11;63(1):e12205. doi: 10.1002/1348-9585.12205

TABLE 3.

Relationships between the indicators of knowledge about the corporation's HPM status and explanatory variables

N Model 1 Model 2
Exercise habits a At risk for high blood pressure b Visiting hospital c Long‐term sickness absences d Exercise habits a At risk for high blood pressure b Visiting hospital c Long‐term sickness absences d
aOR 95% CI P value aOR 95% CI P value aOR 95% CI P value aOR 95% CI P value aOR 95% CI P value aOR f 95% CI P value aOR 95% CI P value aOR 95% CI P value
Written company‐wide policy e
No 205 reference reference reference reference reference reference reference reference
Yes 1593 6.17 4.39, 8.68 <.001 7.63 5.46, 10.66 <.001 3.65 2.56, 5.18 <.001 4.10 2.01, 8.33 <.001 2.67 1.80, 3.96 <.001 2.89 1.95, 4.28 <.001 2.07 1.39, 3.09 <.001 1.60 0.68, 3.77 .28
Agenda item at management‐level meetings f
No 240 reference reference reference reference reference reference reference reference
Yes 1544 5.22 3.79, 7.19 <.001 6.69 4.89, 9.17 <.001 2.83 2.08, 3.85 <.001 4.95 2.57, 9.54 <.001 2.47 1.70, 3.59 <.001 2.92 2.02, 4.22 <.001 1.69 1.19, 2.40 <.05 2.78 1.23, 6.26 <.05
Full‐time occupational health staff g
No occupational physician or nurse 328 reference reference reference reference reference reference reference reference
Occupational physician only 10 3.68 0.44, 30.87 .23 2.56 0.31, 21.18 .38 1.19 0.34, 4.20 .79 0.25 0.03, 2.26 .22 4.96 0.48, 51.65 .18 3.39 0.32, 36.19 .31 1.15 0.31, 4.23 .83 0.16 0.02, 1.71 .13
Occupational nurse only 302 2.26 1.52, 3.35 <.001 2.09 1.36, 3.20 <.05 2.25 1.61, 3.12 <.001 2.73 0.71, 10.52 .15 1.96 1.29, 2.99 <.05 1.71 1.08, 2.72 <.05 1.98 1.41, 2.79 <.001 1.43 0.34, 5.93 .63
Occupational physician and nurse 1160 1.38 1.04, 1.83 <.05 1.43 1.06, 1.92 <.05 1.54 1.19, 1.99 <.05 1.11 0.49, 2.53 .80 1.29 0.95, 1.75 .10 1.30 0.93, 1.82 .12 1.38 1.05, 1.81 <.05 0.67 0.26, 1.69 .39
Regular education for managers h
No 451 reference reference reference reference reference reference reference reference
Yes 1333 3.70 2.87, 4.75 <.001 4.72 3.62, 6.15 <.001 2.46 1.96, 3.10 <.001 4.81 2.45, 9.43 <.001 2.19 1.64, 2.92 <.001 2.52 1.85, 3.43 <.001 1.77 1.37, 2.29 <.001 2.86 1.30, 6.26 <.05

Model 1: adjusted for industrial classification and number of full‐time employees. Model 2: adjusted for industrial classification, number of full‐time employees, and all explanatory variables.

Abbreviation: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; HPM, Health and Productivity Management.

a

Exercise habits: whether the percentage of employees engaging in exercise is reported.

b

At risk of high blood pressure (≥180/110 mmHg): whether the percentage of employees at risk of high blood pressure is reported.

c

Visiting hospital: whether the percentage of employees visiting a hospital to follow up their health examination is reported.

d

Long‐term sickness absence because of mental health problems: whether the percentage of employees with long‐term sickness absence because of mental health problems is reported.

e

Written company‐wide policy: written company‐wide policy for the promotion of HPM.

f

Agenda item at management‐level meetings: agenda item on the promotion of HPM at management‐level meetings.

g

Full‐time occupational health staff: full‐time occupational physician and occupational health nurse.

h

Regular education for managers: regular education for managers on health maintenance and promotion measures.