Organisational downsizing and relative risk of disability pension from all causes
| Extent of downsizing | Number of participants (%) | Number of cases (%) | Hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age and sex adjusted | Fully adjusted* | |||||
| HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | |||
| Reductions in personnel were less than 8% for participants with no downsizing, 8%–18% for participants with minor downsizing, and over 18% for participants with major downsizing. *Adjusted for age in five year categories, sex, occupational status, type of employment contract, and town. | ||||||
| No | 6839 (36) | 53 (24) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Minor | 8370 (43) | 110 (49) | 1.76 | 1.27 to 2.44 | 1.46 | 1.02 to 2.08 |
| Major | 4038 (21) | 60 (27) | 2.13 | 1.47 to 3.08 | 1.81 | 1.22 to 2.70 |
| p for trend | <0.001 | 0.004 | ||||
| Interaction with sex | 0.345 | 0.212 | ||||
| Interaction with occupational status | 0.114 | 0.074 | ||||