Table 1

Odds ratios (OR) and incidence proportion (I) of identified predictive factors and sickness absence due to psychosocial health complaints

Risk factors		Men		Women
Risk factors		OR	I (%)	OR	I (%)
*p<0.05. 95% CI in parentheses.
General health factors
Prior absence	No v one time	1.95 (1.34–2.84)*	3.1
	No v two times	3.32 (1.81–6.10)*	5.1
	No v three times	4.43 (1.34–14.65)*	6.7
Repetitive movements	No v yes			1.56 (1.01–2.42)*	5.1

Mental health factors
Hard to relax after working day	No v yes	2.91 (2.06–4.12)*	4.2
Feeling exhausted after working day	No v yes	2.65 (1.83–3.83)*	3.3
Trouble concentrating after working day	No v yes	2.51 (1.77–3.57)*	4.0
Compulsive thinking	Never v sometimes	2.32 (1.46–3.67)*	2.4
	Never v often	4.72 (2.73–8.16)*	4.7
	Never v always	5.72 (2.14–15.31)*	5.7
Being shy among others	Never v sometimes			0.57 (0.36–0.91)*	3.3
	Never v often			0.94 (0.32–2.76)	5.4
Being mentally fatigued	No v yes	2.79 (1.97–3.95)*	4.1	2.79 (1.80–4.33)*	7.2
Tired facing another day	Never v seldom			3.18 (1.31–7.73)*	4.6
	Never v regular			8.59 (3.36–21.93)*	11.5
	Never v often			3.57 (0.98–12.96)	5.1
	Never v very frequent			6.60 (1.94–22.44)*	9.1
	Never v daily			5.50 (1.95–15.55)*	7.7
Burned out	Never v seldom			2.34 (1.12–4.88)*	4.5
	Never v regular			2.87 (1.17–7.01)*	5.5
	Never v often			6.04 (2.38–15.36)*	10.8
	Never v very frequent			8.44 (3.28–21.69)*	14.5
Being less interested in work	Never v seldom			1.20 (0.62–2.33)	3.8
	Never v regular			1.32 (0.46–3.79)	4.2
	Never v often			4.06 (1.51–10.94)*	11.9
	Never v very frequent			2.50 (0.57–10.99)	7.7
	Never v daily			2.73 (0.34–21.72)	8.3
Feeling unhappy and depressed	No v hardly			1.56 (0.86–2.83)	3.4
	No v sometimes			3.26 (1.77–5.99)*	6.8
	No v often			5.65 (2.63–13.51)*	11.3

Work related factors
Being familiar with responsibilities	Yes v no	1.77 (0.99–3.15)	1.3
Receiving support from supervisor	Fully agree v agree	1.20 (0.55–2.63)	1.6
	Fully agree v disagree	2.80 (1.26–6.24)*	3.7
	Fully agree v fully disagree	3.66 (1.44–9.29)*	4.8
In case of problems at work, going to	Family doctor (no v yes)	2.76 (1.69–4.50)*	5.2
	Social worker (no v yes)	2.81 (1.56–5.06)*	5.5
Experienced shocking things at work	No v yes	2.49 (1.11–5.60)*	6.7
Finding salary of colleagues reasonable	Yes v no	2.09 (1.37–3.20)*	3.2
Playing useful part	Often v sometimes			1.22 (0.34–4.40)	9.0
	Often v hardly			3.61 (1.06–12.31)*	3.2
	Often v never			3.46 (0.78–15.40)	3.4
Obligatory change in working days	No v yes			3.94 (1.51–10.28)*	9.9
Experiencing work as too simple	No v yes			2.25 (1.31–3.86)*	7.5
Having conflicts with colleagues	No v yes			2.57 (1.29–5.12)*	8.7
Being free from conflicting demands	Fully agree v agree			1.17 (0.41–3.31)	3.2
	Fully agree v disagree			2.02 (0.70–5.81)	5.4
	Fully agree v fully disagree			1.64 (0.36–7.54)	4.4

Private factors
Being satisfied with financial situation	Yes v no	2.42 (1.68–3.49)*	4.1
Living together with partner	No v yes	2.31 (1.13–4.74)*	2.3
Doing small jobs in leisure time	Yes v no	1.62 (1.14–2.31)*	3.0
Having hobbies in leisure time	Yes v no	2.37 (1.39–4.06)*	4.7
Following additional education for the job	No v yes	1.85 (1.05–3.25)*	3.7
Having professional help at home	No v yes			4.99 (1.08–23.14)*	16.7
Having housekeeping help	No v yes			1.55 (0.98–2.46)	5.3
Keeping house	No v yes, alone			1.47 (0.35–6.23)	3.3
	No v together with partner			2.06 (0.49–8.62)	4.6
Living alone	No v yes			1.91 (1.09–3.35)*	6.5
Having time left next to work/family	Yes v no			2.28 (1.59–3.27)*	2.9