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. 2021 Mar 1;47(2):108–116. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.3931

Table 3.

Associations between employment form in 2001 and cause-specific mortality 2001–2014 among men. Hazard ratios (HR) [and 95% confidence intervals (CI)] from Cox proportional hazards regressions.

Cause of death Permanent employment Non-standard employment forms

Temporary agency work Seasonal work Fixed-term employment Employment program Casual work or other





HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
Circulatory diseases (N=5791)
 Age-adjusted 1.00 1.89 (1.47–2.44) 2.04 (1.02–4.08) 1.18 (0.99–1.41) 1.77 (1.40–2.25) 1.03 (0.46–2.30)
 Fully adjusted a 1.00 1.52 (1.18–1.96) 1.42 (0.71–2.85) 1.07 (0.89–1.28) 1.29 (1.01–1.64) 0.81 (0.36–1.80)
Cancer (N=12 075)
 Age-adjusted 1.00 1.55 (1.27–1.89) 2.10 (1.30–3.37) 1.28 (1.13–1.44) 1.45 (1.20–1.74) 1.08 (0.63–1.86)
 Fully adjusted a 1.00 1.38 (1.13–1.68) 1.64 (1.02–2.65) 1.22 (1.08–1.38) 1.21 (1.00–1.46) 0.93 (0.54–1.61)
All external causes (N=4534)
 Age-adjusted 1.00 2.36 (1.90–2.92) 2.30 (1.15–4.61) 1.13 (0.94–1.36) 1.48 (1.12–1.96) 1.08 (0.45–2.60)
 Fully adjusted a 1.00 2.07 (1.66–2.56) 1.74 (0.87–3.50) 1.10 (0.91–1.32) 1.12 (0.84–1.49) 0.88 (0.36–2.12)
Transport accidents (N=1036)
 Age-adjusted 1.00 2.10 (1.33–3.30) 6.03 (2.51–14.53) 1.01 (0.68–1.48) 1.31 (0.70–2.45) N/A b
 Fully adjusted a 1.00 1.85 (1.17–2.93) 5.04 (2.07–12.27) 1.04 (0.70–1.55) 1.15 (0.61–2.16) N/A b
Suicide (N=2378)
 Age-adjusted 1.00 2.34 (1.74–3.13) 1.09 (0.27–4.35) 1.14 (0.89–1.47) 1.48 (1.01–2.18) 1.23 (0.40–3.82)
 Fully adjusted a 1.00 2.17 (1.61–2.91) 0.83 (0.21–3.32) 1.15 (0.90–1.48) 1.12 (0.76–1.66) 1.02 (0.33–3.18)
Fall (N=359)
 Age-adjusted 1.00 2.70 (1.20–6.06) 4.05 (0.57–28.82) 1.59 (0.87–2.90) 0.40 (0.06–2.81) N/A b
 Fully adjusted a 1.00 2.34 (1.03–5.29) 3.49 (0.48–25.29) 1.41 (0.77–2.60) 0.28 (0.04–2.01) N/A b
a

Adjusted for age, educational attainment, living in urban agglomeration, partner in household, migration background, economic sector, housing tenure, weekly working hours, work schedule and multiple job-holding.

b

No point estimate was calculated due to lack of events.