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Occup Environ Med 60:e9 doi:10.1136/oem.60.9.e9
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Downsizing of staff is associated with lowered medically certified sick leave in female employees

Table 3

Likelihood (and 95% CI) of having no long sick leave after downsizing in four subgroups: women and men with high and low cardiovascular score

Women high Women low Men high Men low
Downsized Stable Downsized Stable Downsized Stable Downsized Stable
“Expansion subjects” excluded. Odds ratios are adjusted for age. Referents are those in the stable group (neither downsizing nor expansion).
No certified sick leave (n) 52 104 277 800 79 212 381 1203
Long term sick leave (n) 5 40 25 130 16 28 23 103
Odds ratio 3.96 1.86 0.65 1.49
95% CI (1.47 to 10.66) (1.19 to 2.92) (0.34 to 1.27) (0.93 to 2.38)

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