Adjusted associations of demographics with sickness absence and mortality. 10 Town study, Finland
Participants (%) | Deaths | Sickness absence | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Short term (1–3 days) | Long term (over 3 days) | Absence days | Mortality | |||
Rate ratio (95% CI) | Rate ratio (95% CI) | Rate ratio (95% CI) | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | |||
*Adjusted for age; †adjusted for sex; ‡adjusted for sex and age. | ||||||
Sex* | ||||||
Men | 12821 (31) | 166 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Women | 28915 (69) | 209 | 1.59 (1.55 to 1.62) | 1.24 (1.21 to 1.27) | 1.20 (1.17 to 1.23) | 0.50 (0.41 to 0.61) |
Age group† | ||||||
18–45 | 18187 (44) | 72 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
>45 | 23549 (56) | 303 | 0.70 (0.69 to 0.71) | 1.09 (1.06 to 1.11) | 1.25 (1.22 to 1.28) | 3.19 (2.46 to 4.12) |
Occupational status‡ | ||||||
Non-manual | 30390 (73) | 242 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Manual | 11259 (27) | 133 | 1.13 (1.11 to 1.15) | 1.72 (1.68 to 1.76) | 1.68 (1.64 to 1.72) | 1.33 (1.07 to 1.66) |
Type of employment‡ | ||||||
Permanent | 39213 (94) | 362 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Temporary | 2523 (6) | 13 | 0.88 (0.84 to 0.91) | 0.63 (0.60 to 0.67) | 0.60 (0.57 to 0.64) | 0.85 (0.49 to 1.48) |