The association between annual number of sick days and self-reported measures of health status
| Number of annual sick days | Poor self-rated health | Reported longstanding illness | Psychiatric disorder* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (cases) | OR (95% CI) | n (cases) | OR (95% CI) | n (cases) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Odds ratios (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) are adjusted for age and employment grade. | ||||||
| *GHQ score of 5 or more. | ||||||
| †All tests for linear trend significant, p<0.001. | ||||||
| Women | ||||||
| Recorded sick days† | ||||||
| 0 | 581 (102) | 1.00 | 432 (101) | 1.00 | 575 (171) | 1.00 |
| 1–7 | 920 (257) | 1.77 (1.4 to 2.3) | 726 (220) | 1.46 (1.1 to 1.9) | 906 (266) | 1.03 (0.8 to 1.3) |
| 8–20 | 530 (255) | 3.97 (3.0 to 5.2) | 435 (162) | 1.99 (1.5 to 2.7) | 525 (157) | 1.19 (0.9 to 1.5) |
| 21+ | 373 (249) | 8.34 (6.1 to 11.3) | 306 (136) | 2.67 (1.9 to 3.7) | 367 (148) | 1.89 (1.4 to 2.5) |
| Self-reported sick days† | ||||||
| 0 | 395 (64) | 1.00 | 314 (67) | 1.00 | 388 (100) | 1.00 |
| 1–7 | 1117 (292) | 1.83 (1.4 to 2.5) | 859 (257) | 1.64 (1.2 to 2.2) | 1102 (336) | 1.25 (1.0 to 1.6) |
| 8–20 | 603 (299) | 4.76 (3.5 to 6.5) | 488 (179) | 2.21 (1.6 to 3.1) | 595 (185) | 1.42 (1.1 to 1.9) |
| 21+ | 289 (205) | 11.94 (8.2 to 17.3) | 238 (116) | 3.56 (2.4 to 5.2) | 288 (121) | 2.32 (1.7 to 3.2) |
| Test of difference in trend | p = 0.02 | p = 0.17 | p = 0.19 | |||
| Men | ||||||
| Recorded sick days† | ||||||
| 0 | 2421 (295) | 1.00 | 1959 (524) | 1.00 | 2415 (551) | 1.00 |
| 1–7 | 2190 (497) | 2.08 (1.8 to 2.4) | 1783 (549) | 1.25 (1.1 to 1.4) | 2187 (540) | 1.11 (1.0 to 1.3) |
| 8–20 | 676 (246) | 3.99 (3.3 to 4.9) | 555 (228) | 1.94 (1.6 to 2.4) | 674 (211) | 1.59 (1.3 to 1.9) |
| 21+ | 284 (181) | 12.08 (9.2 to 15.9) | 236 (134) | 3.52 (2.7 to 4.7) | 286 (110) | 2.25 (1.7 to 2.9) |
| Self-reported sick days† | ||||||
| 0 | 1738 (189) | 1.00 | 1441 (363) | 1.00 | 1735 (333) | 1.00 |
| 1–7 | 2839 (550) | 1.94 (1.6 to 2.3) | 2292 (693) | 1.35 (1.2 to 1.6) | 2832 (730) | 1.45 (1.2 to 1.7) |
| 8–20 | 749 (326) | 6.11 (4.9 to 7.5) | 599 (262) | 2.42 (2.0 to 3.0) | 748 (258) | 2.25 (1.9 to 2.7) |
| 21+ | 245 (154) | 13.13 (9.7 to 17.8) | 201 (84) | 4.02 (3.0 to 5.5) | 247 (91) | 2.58 (1.9 to 3.4) |
| Test of difference in trend | p = 0.002 | p = 0.12 | p = 0.006 | |||