The responders’ main workplace at baseline, by the incidence proportion of sickness absence attributed to airway infection (AAI) during the successive three months
| Main workplace | N | AAI n (row %) |
|---|---|---|
| **p<0.01; p values in χ2 tests or Fisher’s exact tests; subjects working in one type of workplace were compared with subjects not working in this type of workplace. | ||
| The workplace categories are not mutually exclusive; some subjects reported more than one workplace. | ||
| Somatic department (adults) | 646 | 97 (15.0) |
| Psychiatric department (adults) | 357 | 62 (17.4) |
| Paediatric department | 82 | 21 (25.6)** |
| Nursing home | 2064 | 292 (14.1) |
| Old people’s home, or unit of apartments for old people | 462 | 71 (15.4) |
| Community nurse | 773 | 99 (12.8) |
| Institution or dwelling unit for mentally handicapped | 507 | 82 (16.2) |
| Polyclinic, child care, or institution for drug abusers | 83 | 13 (15.7) |
| Other | 221 | 29 (13.1) |