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. 2022 Jul 13;187(3):479–488. doi: 10.1530/EJE-22-0027

Table 2.

Odds ratios (ORs) and their 95% CIs for self-rated poor work ability at age 46 in women with PCOS in comparison to non-PCOS controls (OR = 1). Statistically significant values (P < 0.05) are presented in bold.

Poor work ability score ≤7 Poor work ability in relation to physical job demands Poor work ability in relation to mental job demands Perceived disability at work because of diseases Poor self-prognosis of work ability 2 years from now
Unadjusted OR (95% CI) 1.41 (1.02–1.96) 1.85 (1.12–3.06) 1.21 (0.622.33) 1.47 (1.08–2.01) 1.58 (1.06–2.36)
Health-related adjustments
 Self-rated health 1.09 (0.76–1.57) 1.39 (0.82–2.36) 0.91 (0.46–1.78) 1.25 (0.89–1.75) 1.27 (0.83–1.95)
 BMI 1.31 (0.93–1.82) 1.67 (1.00–2.79) 1.05 (0.53–2.10) 1.40 (1.02–1.93) 1.48 (0.98–2.23)
 Alcohol consumption 1.39 (1.00–1.94) 1.80 (1.08–3.00) 1.20 (0.62–2.34) 1.45 (1.06–1.99) 1.56 (1.04–2.34)
 Smoking 1.39 (0.99–1.94) 1.81 (1.09–3.02) 1.07 (0.54–2.13) 1.50 (1.10–2.07) 1.57 (1.04–2.36)
 Physical activity 1.40 (1.00–1.95) 1.84 (1.10–3.07) 1.23 (0.63–2.39) 1.46 (1.06–2.00) 1.55 (1.03–2.32)
 Parity 1.37 (0.97–1.93) 1.69 (0.99–2.91) 1.11 (0.54–2.28) 1.48 (1.06–2.05) 1.55 (1.01–2.37)
Socioeconomic adjustments
 Residential area 1.39 (1.00–1.94) 1.94 (1.17–3.23) 1.32 (0.68–2.57) 1.47 (1.07–2.02) 1.56 (1.04–2.35)
 Marital status 1.43 (1.03–1.99) 1.90 (1.14–3.15) 1.22 (0.63–2.36) 1.49 (1.08–2.04) 1.59 (1.06–2.38)
 Education 1.37 (0.98–3.08) 1.76 (1.06–2.93) 1.16 (0.60–2.25) 1.44 (1.05–1.97) 1.52 (1.01–2.29)
 Employment history 1.39 (0.99–1.94) 1.79 (1.06–3.02) 1.15 (0.58–2.29) 1.45 (1.05–1.99) 1.54 (1.02–2.32)
aModel 1 1.06 (0.72–1.57) 1.25 (0.70–2.25) 0.69 (0.30–1.61) 1.29 (0.91–1.84) 1.26 (0.79–2.01)
bModel 2 1.36 (0.97–1.91) 1.88 (1.11–3.19) 1.24 (0.62–2.49) 1.43 (1.04–1.98) 1.50 (0.98–2.28)
cModel 3 1.02 (0.69–1.52) 1.26 (0.70–2.29) 0.73 (0.31–1.70) 1.26 (0.88–1.81) 1.20 (0.74–1.95)

aModel 1: health-related adjustments: BMI, self-rated health, alcohol consumption, smoking, physical activity, parity; bModel 2: socioeconomic adjustments: residential area, education, marital status, employment history; cModel 3: All: BMI, self-rated health, alcohol consumption, smoking, physical activity, parity, residential area, education, marital status, employment history.