Table 5

Ratio (95% CI) of rates of musculoskeletal sickness absence between major v minor downsizing by sex and income (in all cases the rate ratio for minor downsizing was 1.00)

PopulationCovariate
Physical demandsSkill discretionJob insecurity
Model 1Model 2Model 1Model 2Model 1Model 2
Men5.62 (2.9 to 10.8)5.96 (2.9 to 12.3)5.16 (2.7 to 10.0)5.31 (2.7 to 10.4) 5.96 (3.1 to 11.5) 5.18 (2.6 to 10.2)
Women 6.40 (3.1 to 13.4) 5.30 (2.5 to 11.2) 7.49 (3.6 to 15.5)7.08 (3.4 to 14.7)8.22 (4.0 to 16.9)8.08 (3.9 to 16.6)
High income employees5.26 (2.4 to 11.7)5.68 (2.4 to 13.3)5.97 (2.7 to 13.2)6.64 (3.0 to 14.9)6.84 (3.1 to 15.0)7.39 (3.3 to 16.7)
Low income employees 5.33 (2.6 to 11.0) 4.44 (2.1 to 9.3) 5.69 (2.8 to 11.7)5.26 (2.6 to 10.9)6.17 (3.0 to 12.6)5.88 (2.9 to 12.0)
  • Explamations as in table 3.