Table 4.

Association between self-reported work ability and sickness absence benefits and work participation outcomes in 2015 and 2016: adjusted mean differences and 95% confidence intervals

	Poor vs. good work ability		Moderate vs. good work ability
	b	95% CI	b	95% CI
Days with sickness absence benefits in 2015 and 2016	32.3	22.0; 42.6	11.3	2.7; 19.9
Days with unemployment benefits in 2015 and 2016	31.8	24.4; 39.1	2.5	− 3.6; 8.7
Days in employment in 2015 and 2016	− 151.0	− 175.1; − 126.8	− 39.4	− 59.7; − 19.2
Income from employment in 2015 and 2016	− 16,566	− 19,465; − 13,666	− 3548	− 5974; − 1123

n = 2120; b unstandardised estimate, CI confidence interval; estimates are adjusted for age, sex, education, partnership, employment, job demands, job position, size of enterprise, smoking, body mass index, sports activity, days with sickness absence benefits (2011 and 2012), days with unemployment benefits (2011 and 2012), days in employment (2011 and 2012), and income from employment in euros (2011 and 2012). Estimates of the final, fully adjusted model were calculated using imputed data from 20 imputed data sets