Rate ratios (95% CIs) for short spells of sickness absence by levels of health, behavioural risks, and psychosocial factors (Poisson regression models adjusted for age, sex, and income)
| Variable2-150 | Doctors Rate ratio (95% CI) | Controls Rate ratio (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health and behavioural risks: | |||
| Self rated health (average or worse v good) | 1.55 (1.08 to 2.23) | 1.68 (1.44 to 1.95) | |
| Diagnosed illness (yesv no) | 1.45 (1.12 to 1.88) | 1.21 (1.08 to 1.36) | |
| Psychiatric morbidity (casev not case) | 1.26 (0.95 to 1.66) | 1.21 (1.06 to 1.39) | |
| Smoking (smoker vnot smoker) | 1.06 (0.64 to 1.75) | 0.89 (0.72 to 1.08) | |
| Alcohol consumption | (abstain vmoderate)2-151 | 0.57 (0.23 to 1.38) | 1.40 (1.17 to 1.67) |
| (highv moderate) | 0.87 (0.60 to 1.26) | 0.81 (0.61 to 1.08) | |
| Physical activity (sedentaryv not sedentary) | 0.88 (0.57 to 1.36) | 0.84 (0.72 to 0.97) | |
| Work characteristics: | |||
| Feeling overloaded (high v low)2-152 | |||
| Men | 1.76 (1.12 to 2.75) | — | |
| Women | 1.07 (0.78 to 1.48) | 1.15 (1.02 to 1.30) | |
| Hours of overtime (highv low) | 0.82 (0.57 to 1.06) | 0.96 (0.85 to 1.09) | |
| On call responsibility (highv low) | 1.09 (0.85 to 1.39) | — | |
| Job control (low v high)2-151 | 1.30 (1.03 to 1.67) | 0.95 (0.85 to 1.07) | |
| Teamwork (lowv high) | 1.15 (0.89 to 1.49) | 1.08 (0.98 to 1.22) | |
| Social circumstances: | |||
| Mariatal status (unmarried v married)2-152 | |||
| Men | 2.22 (1.41 to 3.51) | — | |
| Women | 0.92 (0.67 to 1.27) | 1.28 (1.13 to 1.44) | |
| Negative life events (yes v no) | 1.06 (0.82 to 1.36) | 1.16 (1.03 to 1.30) | |
| Social support (lowv high) | 1.01 (0.78 to 1.30) | 1.02 (0.91 to 1.14) | |
| Social network (small vlarge) | 0.96 (0.74 to 1.27) | 1.05 (0.93 to 1.18) | |
↵2-150 Moderate alcohol consumption 1–260 g of absolute alcohol/week for men and 1–210 g for women. Sedentary lifestyle refers to physical activity corresponding to under half an hour of fast walking/week. Cut off points for low and high levels of work characteristics, social support, and social network were −1 SD and +1 SD, respectively.
↵2-151 p<0.05, difference in rate ratios between female doctors and controls.
↵2-152 p<0.05, difference in rate ratios between male and female doctors.