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. 2023 Feb 2;23:224. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15106-y

Table 6.

Multinomial logistic regression: 1 year follow-up

Outcome (Ref.: Not benefit recipient) Health benefit recipient Recipient of other benefits
OR 95% CI P -value OR 95% CI P -value
(Intercept) 0.1 [0.07; 0.14]  < 0.01 0.11 [0.08; 0.14]  < 0.01
Job skill level (Ref.: Basic)
 Highest 0.87 [0.71; 1.06] 0.17 0.92 [0.76; 1.1] 0.35
 Medium 0.89 [0.77; 1.04] 0.14 0.9 [0.79; 1.04] 0.15
 Few or no 0.94 [0.77; 1.14] 0.51 1.09 [0.91; 1.3] 0.34
 Unstated 0.93 [0.75; 1.15] 0.5 1.02 [0.83; 1.24] 0.88
Industry (Ref.: Human health and social work activities)
 Accommodation and food service activities 0.91 [0.64; 1.28] 0.59 0.99 [0.72; 1.36] 0.95
 Agriculture 1.19 [0.7; 2.03] 0.53 0.86 [0.5; 1.49] 0.59
 Construction 0.9 [0.7; 1.16] 0.43 0.88 [0.69; 1.12] 0.3
 Courts and prisons, Police, Fire Departments 0.8 [0.45; 1.4] 0.43 0.97 [0.58; 1.61] 0.9
 Education 1.05 [0.82; 1.34] 0.71 0.98 [0.78; 1.24] 0.86
 Manufacturing, mining and quarrying 1.08 [0.88; 1.34] 0.46 0.96 [0.78; 1.18] 0.69
 Other branches 0.95 [0.8; 1.12] 0.53 1.06 [0.91; 1.23] 0.47
 Public administration 0.92 [0.66; 1.29] 0.62 1.19 [0.89; 1.6] 0.25
 Transporting and storage 0.97 [0.75; 1.26] 0.83 1.02 [0.8; 1.3] 0.89
 Unstated 1.15 [0.52; 2.58] 0.73 1.24 [0.59; 2.63] 0.57
 Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1.06 [0.88; 1.29] 0.52 1.08 [0.9; 1.3] 0.39
Age groups (Ref.: 20–29)
 30–39 1.27 [1.07; 1.51] 0.01 1.09 [0.93; 1.27] 0.27
 40–49 1.47 [1.24; 1.75]  < 0.01 1.25 [1.07; 1.46] 0.01
 50–54 2.22 [1.8; 2.73]  < 0.01 1.3 [1.06; 1.59] 0.01
Women (Ref.: Men) 1.06 [0.93; 1.21] 0.37 1.14 [1.01; 1.29] 0.03
Not Danish Citizenship (Reference: Danish Citizenship) 1.18 [0.93; 1.5] 0.17 1.48 [1.19; 1.83]  < 0.01
Family type (Reference: Couple with resident children)
 Couple without resident children 1.23 [1.04; 1.47] 0.02 1.08 [0.91; 1.27] 0.39
 Single with resident children 1.44 [1.21; 1.72]  < 0.01 1.63 [1.4; 1.92]  < 0.01
 Single without resident children 1.34 [1.16; 1.54]  < 0.01 1.48 [1.3; 1.69]  < 0.01
No unemployment insurance (Ref.: Insured) 1.11 [0.94; 1.32] 0.22 1.11 [0.95; 1.3] 0.2
Unemployed (Ref.: Employed) 1.96 [1.67; 2.31]  < 0.01 1.75 [1.5; 2.03]  < 0.01
Reason Sickness Absence (Ref.: Stress/Burnout)
 Depression 2 [1.75; 2.27]  < 0.01 1.64 [1.45; 1.84]  < 0.01
 Mental ill health without further specification 2.57 [2.14; 3.09]  < 0.01 1.48 [1.23; 1.78]  < 0.01
 Anxiety 2.14 [1.61; 2.83]  < 0.01 1.48 [1.12; 1.95] 0.01
Number of weeks receiving health related benefits 2 years prior sickness absence event (Ref.: 0 weeks)
 1–26 1.43 [1.26; 1.62]  < 0.01 1.34 [1.19; 1.51]  < 0.01
 > 26 3.64 [3.01; 4.4]  < 0.01 2.01 [1.65; 2.45]  < 0.01
Number of weeks receiving other benefits 2 years prior sickness absence event (Ref.: 0 weeks)
 1–26 1.33 [1.14; 1.55]  < 0.01 1.86 [1.62; 2.14]  < 0.01
 > 26 2.06 [1.73; 2.46]  < 0.01 3.2 [2.73; 3.76]  < 0.01
Time passed between the first day of sickness absence and the baseline visit at the jobs and benefits office (Ref.: 0–30 days)
 31–60 0.85 [0.71; 1.03] 0.09 1.01 [0.84; 1.21] 0.94
 > 60 0.93 [0.76; 1.13] 0.45 1.22 [1.01; 1.48] 0.04
Participation in the Danish RTW program
 Intervention 1.05 [0.89; 1.24] 0.55 1.36 [1.16; 1.59]  < 0.01
 Not eligible 0.73 [0.62; 0.84]  < 0.01 0.74 [0.64; 0.86]  < 0.01
Period: Before 2012 (Ref.: 2012) 1.02 [0.89; 1.18] 0.74 1.1 [0.97; 1.26] 0.14

OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence interval, N = 9.752