Domain specific multivariate logistic regression models for the domains sociodemography, lifestyle, and working life showing baseline determinants for excellent and poor work ability, respectively, expressed as odds ratios (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI)
| Determinant | Excellent work ability (n = 751) | Poor work ability (n = 857) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exposed cases (n) | OR | 95% CI | Exposed cases (n) | OR | 95% CI | |
| The odds ratios are, in addition to the control variables sex, age, and earlier sick leave, adjusted for all determinants in respective domain. | ||||||
| Sociodemography | ||||||
| Education | ||||||
| ⩽11 years of schooling | 268 | 1 | 358 | 1 | ||
| >11 years of schooling | 466 | 0.95 | 0.80 to 1.14 | 489 | 0.86 | 0.73 to 1.01 |
| Personal finances | ||||||
| Strained | 75 | 1 | 202 | 1 | ||
| Neither good nor bad | 285 | 1.30 | 0.98 to 1.73 | 363 | 0.66 | 0.54 to 0.82 |
| Good | 389 | 1.67 | 1.26 to 2.21 | 286 | 0.55 | 0.44 to 0.69 |
| Household | ||||||
| Various household combination | 435 | 1 | 1 | 508 | 1 | |
| Living with another adult and children | 310 | 0.87 | 0.73 to 1.05 | 346 | 0.87 | 0.73 to 1.03 |
| Lifestyle | ||||||
| Smoker | 167 | 1 | 266 | 1 | ||
| Non-smoker | 573 | 1.11 | 0.90 to 1.35 | 573 | 0.78 | 0.66 to 0.94 |
| BMI | ||||||
| ⩾30 | 53 | 1 | 141 | 1 | ||
| 25–29.9 | 259 | 1.24 | 0.89 to 1.74 | 284 | 0.62 | 0.48 to 0.80 |
| <25 | 420 | 1.17 | 0.85 to 1.62 | 409 | 0.55 | 0.43 to 0.70 |
| Leisure exercise | ||||||
| Occasionally | 87 | 1 | 166 | 1 | ||
| Once per week | 160 | 1.29 | 0.96 to 1.75 | 167 | 0.93 | 0.72 to 1.21 |
| ⩾Twice per week | 484 | 1.28 | 0.98 to 1.66 | 504 | 0.95 | 0.76 to 1.18 |
| Recuperation | ||||||
| Seldom recuperated | 30 | 1 | 127 | 1 | ||
| Sometimes recuperated | 122 | 0.91 | 0.58 to 1.42 | 305 | 0.65 | 0.49 to 0.84 |
| Mostly recuperated | 581 | 1.96 | 1.30 to 2.96 | 387 | 0.47 | 0.36 to 0.61 |
| Working life | ||||||
| Physically strenuous work | ||||||
| Strenuous (16−) | 65 | 1 | 181 | 1 | ||
| Somewhat strenuous (13–15) | 346 | 1.33 | 0.97 to 1.82 | 418 | 0.96 | 0.76 to 1.22 |
| Non-strenuous (–12) | 331 | 1.37 | 0.97 to 1.93 | 245 | 0.89 | 0.67 to 1.19 |
| Heavy lifting | ||||||
| ⩾6 times per day | 129 | 1 | 219 | 1 | ||
| 1–5 times per day | 195 | 0.99 | 0.75 to 1.30 | 252 | 0.94 | 0.75 to 1.19 |
| Almost never | 421 | 0.92 | 0.69 to 1.22 | 376 | 0.81 | 0.63 to 1.04 |
| Bent work posture | ||||||
| >60 min per day | 118 | 1 | 229 | 1 | ||
| 1–60 min per day | 312 | 1.13 | 0.87 to 1.46 | 395 | 0.96 | 0.78 to 1.19 |
| Almost never | 315 | 1.64 | 1.25 to 2.17 | 223 | 1.01 | 0.78 to 1.31 |
| Job security | ||||||
| Decreased | 43 | 1 | 92 | 1 | ||
| Unchanged | 640 | 1.01 | 0.70 to 1.45 | 684 | 0.76 | 0.57 to 1.01 |
| Increased | 47 | 1.21 | 0.74 to 1.97 | 61 | 1.01 | 0.67 to 1.52 |
| Number of working hours | ||||||
| Would like to work fewer | 146 | 1 | 308 | 1 | ||
| Content with the number | 546 | 1.66 | 1.33 to 2.07 | 457 | 0.78 | 0.65 to 0.94 |
| Would like to work more | 54 | 1.63 | 1.11 to 2.40 | 78 | 1.18 | 0.86 to 1.63 |
| In the mood for work | ||||||
| Often feeling uneasy on the way to work | 26 | 1 | 114 | 1 | ||
| Sometimes feeling uneasy | 78 | 0.65 | 0.39 to 1.08 | 244 | 0.62 | 0.46 to 0.84 |
| Seldom feeling uneasy | 642 | 1.22 | 0.77 to 1.94 | 492 | 0.50 | 0.37 to 0.67 |
| Mastery | ||||||
| Low perception | 109 | 1 | 211 | 1 | ||
| Moderate perception | 439 | 0.92 | 0.70 to 1.20 | 476 | 1.07 | 0.86 to 1.33 |
| High perception | 189 | 1.04 | 0.75 to 1.44 | 150 | 1.35 | 1.00 to 1.81 |
| Role clarity | ||||||
| Low | 131 | 1 | 214 | 1 | ||
| Moderate | 399 | 1.03 | 0.81 to 1.31 | 452 | 0.96 | 0.77 to 1.18 |
| High | 200 | 1.28 | 0.96 to 1.71 | 171 | 0.93 | 0.71 to 1.22 |
| Demands | ||||||
| High | 167 | 1 | 331 | 1 | ||
| Moderate | 276 | 1.14 | 0.90 to 1.44 | 318 | 0.89 | 0.73 to 1.08 |
| Low | 296 | 1.32 | 1.04 to 1.69 | 191 | 0.73 | 0.58 to 0.93 |
| Control | ||||||
| Low decision latitude | 199 | 1 | 332 | 1 | ||
| Moderate decision latitude | 300 | 1.10 | 0.88 to 1.37 | 319 | 0.83 | 0.69 to 1.01 |
| High decision latitude | 237 | 0.93 | 0.73 to 1.19 | 188 | 0.73 | 0.58 to 0.92 |
| Performance appreciated by superior | ||||||
| To a rather small extent | 140 | 1 | 273 | 1 | ||
| To some extent | 304 | 1.36 | 1.07 to 1.72 | 333 | 0.97 | 0.79 to 1.19 |
| To a great extent | 291 | 1.55 | 1.20 to 2.00 | 221 | 1.06 | 0.83 to 1.34 |