Table 4

Changes in work related burnout predicting changes in sickness absence days and sickness absence spells (prospective cohort, n = 824)

	Model I		Model II		Model III		Model IV		Model V
	Estimate	p value	Estimate	p value	Estimate	p value	Estimate	p value	Estimate	p value
*Changes 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.
Model V: Model IV plus adjustment for prevalence of disease.
Sickness absence days
Work related burnout*
Estimate	1.97	0.001	2.04	0.001	2.00	0.001	2.02	0.001	1.94	0.002
SE	0.61		0.63		0.63		0.63		0.63
Being a woman
Estimate	0.51	NS	−0.16	NS	0.03	NS	−0.05	NS	−0.48	NS
SE	1.60		1.84		1.87		1.88		2.08
Age†
Estimate	−0.01	NS	0.01	NS	−0.09	NS	−0.40	NS	−0.03	NS
SE	0.72		0.73		0.75		0.86		0.88

Sickness absence spells
Work related burnout*
Estimate	0.31	<0.001	0.33	<0.001	0.33	<0.001	0.33	<0.001	0.34	<0.001
SE	0.07		0.08		0.08		0.08		0.08
Being a woman
Estimate	−0.16	NS	−0.24	NS	−0.24	NS	−0.27	NS	−0.07	NS
SE	0.19		0.22		0.22		0.23		0.25
Age†
Estimate	−0.17	0.05	−0.19	0.03	−0.17	NS	−0.22	0.03	−0.26	0.02
SE	0.09		0.09		0.09		0.10		0.11