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Occup Environ Med 63:416-421 doi:10.1136/oem.2005.022301
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Associations between temporary employment and occupational injury: what are the mechanisms?

Table 4

 Type of employment and occupational injuries by type of accident: clearly and possibly work related (referent category: permanent workers). Rate ratio (RR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) adjusted by gender, age (categorical), occupation, and length of employment; Spain 2000–01.

Clearly work related Possibly work related
RR 95% CI p Value RR 95% CI p Value
Non-fatal
Crude 3.13 2.50–3.91 0.000 2.87 2.36–3.51 0.000
Adjusted individually by:
    Gender 3.27 2.72–3.93 0.000 2.98 2.50–3.55 0.000
    Age 3.14 2.48–3.97 0.000 2.88 2.33–3.55 0.000
    Occupation 2.32 2.02–2.67 0.000 2.16 1.91–2.44 0.000
    Length of employment 1.39 1.05–1.84 0.022 1.33 1.04–1.71 0.024
    Adjusted jointly by gender, age, occupation, and length of employment 1.05 0.98–1.13 0.184 1.04 0.96–1.12 0.327
Fatal
Crude 3.14 2.28–4.32 0.000 1.95 1.40–2.72 0.000
Adjusted individually by:
    Gender 3.36 2.64–4.28 0.000 2.08 1.58–2.73 0.000
    Age 4.42 3.23–6.04 0.000 2.45 1.74–3.46 0.000
    Occupation 2.38 1.86–3.04 0.000 2.04 1.58–2.62 0.000
    Length of employment 1.60 1.04–2.47 0.034 0.77 0.50–1.18 0.229
    Adjusted jointly by gender, age, occupation, and length of employment 1.30 1.08–1.57 0.006 0.84 0.69–1.04 0.110

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