Mean total duration of sickness absence
| Group | Mean (95% CI) total duration of absenteeism (days) | Z Value | p Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetic employees | Non-diabetic employees | ||||||
| Total | 31.71 (24.86 to 38.57) | 16.57 (11.72 to 21.42) | −2.6641 | 0.008 | |||
| By sex: | |||||||
| Men | 26.52 (18.52 to 34.52) | 12.35 (5.62 to 19.08) | −2.5539 | 0.01 | |||
| Women | 39.92 (39.92 to 52.23) | 23.24 (14.07 to 32.41) | −1.2256 | 0.22 | |||
| By age: | |||||||
| 21–30 | 24.32 (3.96 to 44.68) | 10.84 (1.81 to 19.86) | −0.4955 | 0.62 | |||
| 31–40 | 25.23 (15.43 to 35.04) | 15.17 (4.87 to 25.48) | −2.5630 | 0.01 | |||
| 41–50 | 34.49 (25.50 to 43.48) | 17.62 (11.57 to 23.68) | −1.8858 | 0.05 | |||
| By occupation: | |||||||
| Unskilled workers | 34.71 (21.97 to 47.45) | 25.20 (12.66 to 37.74) | −0.4737 | 0.64 | |||
| Construction workers | 38.43 (3.94 to 72.91) | 0.79 (−0.91 to 2.48) | −2.2955 | 0.02 | |||
| Shop assistants | 37.00 (10.75 to 63.25) | 11.75 (3.30 to 20.20) | −1.0193 | 0.31 | |||
| Skilled workers | 36.25 (15.47 to 57.02) | 20.09 (6.37 to 33.81) | −1.3461 | 0.18 | |||
| Clerks | 23.88 (9.60 to 38.15) | 9.28 (4.31 to 14.25) | −0.8701 | 0.38 | |||
| Drivers | 29.72 (5.45 to 54.00) | 15.55 (1.28 to 29.82) | −1.4577 | 0.15 | |||
| Teachers | 13.43 (−5.00 to 31.85) | 12.57 (0.05 to 25.10) | −0.4245 | 0.67 | |||
| Medical staff | 69.92 (4.29 to 135.56) | 29.39 (−7.45 to 66.21) | −0.8640 | 0.39 | |||
| Lawyers, journalists, economists | 15.46 (3.62 to 27.30) | 3.77 (0.73 to 6.80) | −0.8437 | 0.40 | |||
| By disability: | |||||||
| Non-disabled | 28.18 (21.52 to 34.84) | 15.95 (11.11 to 20.79) | −2.2452 | 0.02 | |||
| Disabled | 78.68 (38.32 to 119.04) | 46.75 (−2.50 to 96.02) | 0.5179 | 0.60 | |||