Table 2

Cross-sectional associations of work related burnout with sickness absence days and spells at baseline (cross-sectional sample, n = 1561)

	Model I		Model II		Model III		Model IV
	Rate ratio	p value	Rate ratio	p value	Rate ratio	p value	Rate ratio	p value
*Increases of 1 standard deviation on the work related burnout scale. †Increases of 10 years.
Model I: Adjusted for age, gender.
Model II: Model I plus adjustment for organisation and SES.
Model III: Model II plus adjustment for BMI, smoking, alcohol consumption, and leisure time physical activity.
Model IV: Model III plus adjustment for family status and having children below the age of 7.
Sickness absence days
Work related burnout*
RR	1.39	<0.001	1.39	<0.001	1.37	<0.001	1.37	<0.001
95% CI	1.32 to 1.47		1.31 to 1.47		1.29 to 1.45		1.30 to 1.45
Being a woman
RR	1.36	<0.001	1.38	0.001	1.42	<0.001	1.45	<0.001
95% CI	1.36 to 1.63		1.14 to 1.67		1.17 to 1.72		1.19 to 1.76
Age†
RR	1.00	NS	1.04	NS	1.04	NS	1.10	0.007
95% CI	0.94 to 1.06		0.98 to 1.10		0.98 to 1.10		1.03 to 1.18

Sickness absence spells
Work related burnout*
RR	1.25	<0.001	1.23	<0.001	1.22	<0.001	1.22	<0.001
95% CI	1.20 to 1.31		1.18 to 1.29		1.16 to 1.28		1.16 to 1.28
Being a woman
RR	1.11	NS	1.19	0.02	1.21	0.01	1.21	0.01
95% CI	0.98 to 1.26		1.03 to 1.37		1.05 to 1.40		1.05 to 1.40
Age†
RR	0.84	<0.001	0.85	<0.001	0.84	<0.001	0.84	<0.001
95% CI	0.84 to 0.88		0.81 to 0.89		0.80 to 0.88		0.80 to 0.89