Characteristics of the cross-sectional (baseline) sample and the prospective cohort
| Baseline | Follow up | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Work related burnout at baseline Mean (95% CI) | Absence days in the 12 months before baseline Mean (95% CI) | n | Work related burnout at baseline Mean (95% CI) | Work related burnout at follow up Mean (95% CI) | Absence days in the 12 months before baseline Mean (95% CI) | Absence days in the 12 months before follow up Mean (95% CI) | |
| Women | 1274 | 33.0 (32.0 to 33.9) | 9.9 (8.9 to 10.8) | 676 | 31.6 (30.3 to 32.9) | 36.6 (35.2 to 38.0) | 8.4 (7.5 to 9.4) | 10.4 (9.0 to 11.7) |
| Men | 287 | 30.9 (29.1 to 32.7) | 6.8 (5.7 to 8.0) | 148 | 32.1 (29.5 to 34.6) | 38.2 (35.1 to 41.3) | 6.9 (5.2 to 8.5) | 8.4 (6.3 to 10.6) |
| Age <35 | 391 | 33.8 (32.0 to 35.5) | 9.2 (7.9 to 10.5) | 129 | 30.5 (27.9 to 33.1) | 38.8 (35.5 to 42.1) | 8.5 (6.8 to 10.2) | 12.5 (8.6 to 16.4) |
| Age 35–44 | 495 | 32.7 (31.1 to 34.2) | 9.9 (8.4 to 11.4) | 273 | 32.1 (30.1 to 34.0) | 36.0 (33.8 to 38.2) | 8.9 (7.2 to 10.6) | 9.8 (7.8 to 11.8) |
| Age >45 | 675 | 31.8 (30.5 to 33.2) | 8.9 (7.6 to 10.2) | 422 | 31.8 (30.1 to 33.5) | 36.8 (35.0 to 38.7) | 7.5 (6.4 to 8.7) | 9.4 (7.9 to 10.9) |
| SES 1 (high) | 83 | 30.1 (26.5 to 33.8) | 4.3 (3.3 to 5.4) | 38 | 30.1 (24.9 to 35.3) | 32.6 (26.5 to 38.8) | 3.9 (2.3 to 5.6) | 3.8 (1.7 to 6.0) |
| SES 2 | 625 | 34.1 (32.7 to 35.5) | 7.6 (6.5 to 8.6) | 356 | 33.2 (31.4 to 34.9) | 35.5 (33.6 to 37.5) | 7.3 (6.0 to 8.6) | 8.5 (6.8 to 10.2) |
| SES 3 (low) | 853 | 31.7 (30.5 to 32.9) | 11.1 (9.8 to 12.3) | 430 | 30.6 (29.1 to 32.2) | 38.4 (36.6 to 40.2) | 9.2 (8.0 to 10.5) | 11.8 (10.0 to 13.6) |
| Non-smoker | 567 | 30.9 (29.6 to 32.3) | 7.7 (6.5 to 9.0) | 312 | 30.4 (28.6 to 32.1) | 35.5 (33.4 to 37.5) | 6.9 (5.5 to 8.2) | 8.8 (6.9 to 10.8) |
| Ex-smoker | 398 | 33.4 (31.6 to 35.1) | 9.3 (7.5 to 11.2) | 217 | 32.6 (30.3 to 34.9) | 36.6 (34.3 to 39.0) | 8.2 (6.3 to 10.1) | 8.5 (6.9 to 10.0) |
| Light smoker | 226 | 31.4 (29.2 to 33.6) | 8.0 (6.6 to 9.4) | 106 | 30.7 (27.6 to 33.8) | 35.3 (31.3 to 39.3) | 7.5 (5.8 to 9.1) | 9.2 (6.8 to 11.6) |
| Heavy smoker | 370 | 34.9 (33.1 to 36.8) | 12.5 (10.7 to 14.3) | 189 | 33.3 (30.8 to 35.9) | 40.4 (37.5 to 43.3) | 10.7 (8.9 to 12.5) | 14.2 (10.9 to 17.5) |
| No alcohol consumption | 254 | 33.7 (31.4 to 36.1) | 12.9 (10.2 to 15.6) | 120 | 32.5 (29.1 to 35.9) | 37.9 (34.4 to 41.5) | 10.4 (7.7 to 13.2) | 13.1 (8.6 to 17.7) |
| Moderate alcohol consumption | 1205 | 32.1 (31.1 to 33.1) | 8.4 (7.6 to 9.2) | 643 | 31.2 (29.9 to 32.4) | 36.8 (35.3 to 38.3) | 7.3 (6.5 to 8.2) | 9.3 (8.1 to 10.5) |
| Heavy alcohol consumption | 102 | 35.4 (31.7 to 39.1) | 11.1 (7.8 to 14.5) | 61 | 35.7 (30.9 to 40.4) | 35.5 (30.8 to 40.2) | 12.1 (6.9 to 17.4) | 11.5 (7.0 to 15.9) |
| No exercise | 104 | 38.4 (34.8 to 42.1) | 11.5 (7.9 to 15.2) | 44 | 35.5 (30.9 to 40.2) | 39.2 (33.4 to 45.1) | 9.0 (5.8 to 12.3) | 12.1 (6.2 to 17.9) |
| Light exercise | 861 | 32.7 (31.5 to 33.8) | 9.4 (8.4 to 10.4) | 456 | 31.7 (30.2 to 33.2) | 37.5 (35.7 to 39.3) | 8.3 (7.2 to 9.3) | 11.0 (9.2 to 12.8) |
| Moderate exercise | 516 | 31.9 (30.4 to 33.4) | 8.6 (7.2 to 10.0) | 289 | 31.5 (29.5 to 33.5) | 35.4 (33.3 to 37.5) | 7.9 (6.3 to 9.5) | 8.6 (7.1 to 10.1) |
| Strenuous exercise | 80 | 28.4 (24.7 to 32.1) | 10.1 (6.0 to 14.2) | 35 | 28.7 (23.6 to 33.8) | 38.2 (31.8 to 44.5) | 8.1 (3.5 to 12.6) | 6.8 (4.2 to 9.4) |
| Cohabiting with children | 767 | 32.1 (30.9 to 33.3) | 8.9 (7.8 to 10.0) | 433 | 31.0 (29.5 to 32.5) | 36.8 (35.0 to 38.6) | 8.6 (7.0 to 9.6) | 10.0 (8.3 to 11.8) |
| Cohabiting without children | 486 | 32.2 (30.7 to 33.8) | 9.3 (7.9 to 10.7) | 261 | 31.6 (29.4 to 33.7) | 36.3 (33.9 to 38.7) | 8.1 (6.8 to 9.4) | 9.7 (7.7 to 11.8) |
| Single with children | 137 | 37.0 (33.9 to 40.2) | 10.9 (7.8 to 14.0) | 65 | 37.9 (32.9 to 43.0) | 40.0 (34.8 to 45.2) | 7.1 (5.4 to 8.8) | 11.3 (8.4 to 14.1) |
| Single without children | 171 | 32.0 (29.3 to 34.6) | 9.9 (6.9 to 12.8) | 65 | 30.7 (26.6 to 34.8) | 36.7 (32.5 to 40.9) | 8.7 (5.5 to 11.9) | 9.7 (6.2 to 13.1) |
| Children <7 years at home | 369 | 33.2 (31.4 to 35.0) | 10.4 (8.4 to 12.4) | 158 | 30.7 (28.2 to 33.2) | 37.6 (34.5 to 40.7) | 9.0 (6.6 to 11.4) | 10.3 (7.8 to 12.8) |
| No children or older at home | 1192 | 32.4 (31.4 to 33.4) | 9.0 (8.1 to 9.8) | 666 | 31.9 (30.6 to 33.2) | 36.7 (35.3 to 38.2) | 8.0 (7.1 to 8.8) | 9.9 (8.6 to 11.3) |
| Total | 1561 | 32.6 (31.7 to 33.4) | 9.3 (8.5 to 10.1) | 824 | 31.7 (30.6 to 32.8) | 36.9 (35.6 to 38.2) | 8.2 (7.3 to 9.0) | 10.0 (8.8 to 11.2) |