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

Table 4.

Associations between employment form in 2001 and cause-specific mortality 2001–2014 among women. 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=1300)
 Age-adjusted 1.00 1.80 (1.19–2.72) 1.40 (0.45–4.34) 1.25 (0.98–1.60) 1.53 (1.16–2.02) 1.38 (0.66–2.91)
 Fully adjusted a 1.00 1.57 (1.03–2.38) 1.06 (0.34–3.32) 1.17 (0.91–1.50) 1.28 (0.96–1.71) 1.34 (0.63–2.84)
Cancer (N=6484)
 Age-adjusted 1.00 1.05 (0.83–1.34) 0.54 (0.24–1.20) 1.05 (0.93–1.18) 1.22 (1.06–1.40) 0.99 (0.67–1.45)
 Fully adjusted a 1.00 0.99 (0.78–1.26) 0.50 (0.22–1.12) 1.04 (0.92–1.17) 1.15 (1.00–1.33) 0.97 (0.66–1.43)
All external causes (N=1158)
 Age-adjusted 1.00 2.02 (1.38–2.96) 2.23 (0.83–5.95) 1.15 (0.90–1.48) 0.89 (0.62–1.28) 0.99 (0.37–2.64)
 Fully adjusted a 1.00 1.92 (1.30–2.83) 1.91 (0.71–5.17) 1.05 (0.82–1.35) 0.73 (0.51–1.07) 1.00 (0.37–2.67)
Transport accidents (N=227)
 Age-adjusted 1.00 2.91 (1.43–5.90) N/A b 1.01 (0.56–1.81) 1.07 (0.50–2.27) 1.34 (0.19–9.55)
 Fully adjusted a 1.00 2.52 (1.22–5.17) N/A b 0.87 (0.48–1.58) 0.80 (0.37–1.74) 1.18 (0.16–8.59)
Suicide (N=619)
 Age-adjusted 1.00 1.52 (0.84–2.76) 1.04 (0.15–7.42) 1.10 (0.78–1.55) 0.98 (0.61–1.56) 0.92 (0.23–3.69)
 Fully adjusted a 1.00 1.45 (0.79–2.65) 0.99 (0.14–7.11) 1.02 (0.72–1.45) 0.82 (0.50–1.32) 0.96 (0.24–3.87)
Fall (N=90)
 Age-adjusted 1.00 2.12 (0.52–8.63) N/A b 1.00 (0.37–2.74) 0.39 (0.05–2.81) N/A b
 Fully adjusted a 1.00 2.05 (0.49–8.48) N/A b 0.83 (0.30–2.29) 0.27 (0.04–1.99) 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.