Rate ratios (95% CIs) for long spells of sickness absence by levels of health, behavioural risks, and psychosocial factors (Poisson regression models adjusted for age, sex, and income)
| Variable3-150 | Doctors Rate ratio (95% CI) | Controls Rate ratio (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health and behavioural risks: | |||
| Self rated health (average or worse v good) | 2.74 (1.84 to 4.10) | 2.15 (1.72 to 2.68) | |
| Diagnosed illness (yesv no) | 2.03 (1.45 to 2.86) | 1.56 (1.28 to 1.90) | |
| Psychiatric morbidity (casev not case) | 1.79 (1.26 to 2.54) | 1.55 (1.26 to 1.89) | |
| Smoking (smoker vnot smoker) | 1.01 (0.53 to 1.92) | 1.09 (0.80 to 1.47) | |
| Alcohol consumption | (abstain v moderate) | 0.63 (0.20 to 1.99) | 1.18 (0.87 to 1.61) |
| (highv moderate) | 1.04 (0.67 to 1.62) | 1.55 (1.11 to 2.18) | |
| Physical activity (sedentaryv not sedentary) | 0.96 (0.70 to 1.43) | 0.84 (0.72 to 0.97) | |
| Work characteristics: | |||
| Feeling overloaded (high vlow) | 0.90 (0.64 to 1.26) | 1.25 (1.03 to 1.52) | |
| Hours of overtime (high v low) | 1.01 (0.71 to 1.43) | 0.96 (0.79 to 1.18) | |
| On call responsibility (highv low)3-151 | |||
| Men | 1.71 (1.22 to 2.39) | ||
| Women | 0.65 (0.38 to 1.09) | — | |
| Job control (low v high) | 1.55 (1.13 to 2.13) | 1.09 (0.90 to 1.31) | |
| Teamwork (lowv high)3-152 | 1.80 (1.30 to 2.97) | 0.98 (0.80 to 1.16) | |
| Social circumstances: | |||
| Mariatal status (unmarried v married) | 1.28 (0.88 to 1.88) | 1.40 (1.16 to 1.71) | |
| Negative life events (yesv no) | 1.25 (0.89 to 1.77) | 1.05 (0.86 to 1.27) | |
| Social support (low vhigh) | 1.08 (0.76 to 1.55) | 1.06 (0.88 to 1.28) | |
| Social network (small v large) | 1.15 (0.78 to 1.68) | 1.09 (0.90 to 1.33) | |
↵3-150 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.
↵3-151 p<0.05, difference in rate ratios between male and female doctors.
↵3-152 p<0.05, difference in rate ratios between female doctors and controls.