Standardised incidence ratios (SIR) for all-cause disability and disability due to musculoskeletal disorders and accidents by age, nationality, occupation, and duration of employment
| All causes | Musculoskeletal system (ICD 710–739) | Accidents (ICD 800–959) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obs | Reference “GWF” | Reference “BCW” | Obs | Reference “GWF” | Reference “BCW” | Obs | Reference “GWF” | Reference “BCW” | |
| SIR (95% CI) | SIR (95% CI) | SIR (95% CI) | SIR (95% CI) | SIR (95% CI) | SIR (95% CI) | ||||
| GWF, general work force; BCW, blue collar workers; Obs, number of observed cases; SIR, standardised incidence ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval. | |||||||||
| Total | 2247 | 1.47 (1.41–1.53) | 1.11 (1.07–1.16) | 975 | 2.16 (2.03–2.30) | 1.53 (1.44–1.63) | 99 | 2.49 (2.02–3.03) | 1.81 (1.47–2.20) |
| Age (years) (during follow up) | |||||||||
| 25–39 | 57 | 0.97 (0.73–1.26) | 0.81 (0.61–1.05) | 13 | 2.12 (1.13–3.63) | 2.05 (1.09–3.51) | 7 | 1.30 (0.52–2.67) | 1.04 (0.42–2.15) |
| 40–44 | 57 | 1.03 (0.78–1.34) | 0.78 (0.59–1.01) | 12 | 1.38 (0.71–2.41) | 1.12 (0.58–1.96) | 2 | 0.85 (0.10–3.06) | 0.61 (0.08–2.32) |
| 45–49 | 127 | 1.13 (0.94–1.34) | 0.85 (0.71–1.01) | 29 | 1.32 (0.88–1.89) | 1.03 (0.69–1.47) | 7 | 1.68 (0.67–3.46) | 1.24 (0.50–2.55) |
| 50–54 | 413 | 1.40 (1.26–1.54) | 1.07 (0.97–1.18) | 140 | 2.09 (1.76–2.46) | 1.53 (1.29–1.80) | 21 | 2.53 (1.57–3.87) | 1.82 (1.13–2.78) |
| 55–59 | 1134 | 1.56 (1.47–1.66) | 1.22 (1.15–1.29) | 533 | 2.22 (2.04–2.42) | 1.61 (1.47–1.75) | 49 | 3.33 (2.47–4.41) | 2.42 (1.79–3.21) |
| 60–64 | 459 | 1.69 (1.54–1.85) | 1.15 (1.05–1.26) | 248 | 2.37 (2.09–2.69) | 1.50 (1.32–1.69) | 13 | 2.95 (1.57–5.05) | 1.90 (1.01–3.26) |
| Nationality | |||||||||
| German | 2017 | 1.54 (1.48–1.61) | 1.17 (1.12–1.22) | 895 | 2.29 (2.14–2.45) | 1.62 (1.52–1.73) | 91 | 2.71 (2.18–3.33) | 1.97 (1.59–2.42) |
| Other | 227 | 1.04 (0.91–1.19) | 0.78(0.69–0.89) | 79 | 1.34 (1.06–1.67) | 0.95 (0.75–1.18) | 8 | 1.31 (0.57–2.58) | 0.95 (0.41–1.88) |
| Occupation | |||||||||
| Plumbers | 169 | 0.96 (0.82–1.12) | 0.72 (0.62–0–84) | 70 | 1.42 (1.11–1.80) | 1.00 (0.78–1.27) | 7 | 1.36 (0.55–2.81) | 0.99 (0.40–2.05) |
| Carpenters | 266 | 1.41 (1.25–1.59) | 1.07 (0.94–1.21) | 128 | 2.28 (1.90–2.71) | 1.61 (1.35–1.92) | 16 | 3.16 (1.81–5.13) | 2.31 (1.32–3.75) |
| Painters | 252 | 1.01 (0.89–1.15) | 0.76 (0.67–0.86) | 93 | 1.28 (1.03–1.56) | 0.90 (0.72–1.10) | 13 | 2.00 (1.06–3.42) | 1.45 (0.77–2.48) |
| Plasterers | 348 | 1.70 (1.53–1.89) | 1.29 (1.16–1.44) | 164 | 2.67 (2.28–3.11) | 1.89 (1.62–2.21) | 21 | 4.14 (2.56–6.33) | 3.00 (1.86–4.59) |
| Bricklayers | 891 | 1.74 (1.63–1.86) | 1.32 (1.23–1.41) | 403 | 2.65 (2.40–2.92) | 1.88 (1.70–2.07) | 29 | 2.25 (1.51–3.23) | 1.63(1.09–2.34) |
| Labourers | 321 | 1.62 (1.45–1.81) | 1.22 (1.09–1.37) | 117 | 1.99 (1.64–2.38) | 1.40 (1.16–1.68) | 13 | 2.54 (1.35–4.34) | 1.85 (0.99–3.17) |
| Duration of employment | |||||||||
| <15 years | 201 | 1.15 (0.99–1.32) | 0.88 (0.76–1.01) | 63 | 1.56 (1.20–2.00) | 1.14 (0.87–1.46) | 9 | 1.25 (0.57–2.37) | 0.95 (0.43–1.80) |
| 15–29 years | 554 | 1.28 (1.18–1.39) | 0.96 (0.89–1.05) | 213 | 1.78 (1.55–2.04) | 1.27 (1.10–1.45) | 24 | 2.14 (1.37–3.19) | 1.54 (0.99–2.29) |
| ⩾30 years | 1246 | 1.67 (1.58–1.76) | 1.26 (1.19–1.33) | 596 | 2.46 (2.27–2.67) | 1.72 (1.59–1.87) | 57 | 3.57 (2.70–4.62) | 2.54 (1.93–3.30) |