Adjusted* rate ratios and their 95% confidence intervals for sickness absences by the level of paid, domestic, and total† working hours and by the level of control over daily working hours (Poisson regression GEE models)
| n (%) | Self-certified (⩽3 days) sickness absences | Medically certified (>3 days) sickness absences | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age adjusted | Fully adjusted* | Age adjusted | Fully adjusted* | |||
| *Adjusted for age, occupational status, type of work contract, type of work schedule, marital status, dependent children, consumption of alcohol, smoking, overweight, and sedentary lifestyle. | ||||||
| †Paid and domestic working hours and hours commuting. | ||||||
| ‡Quartiles. | ||||||
| Women | ||||||
| Paid hours/week | ⩽40 | 14739 (77) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ⩽50 | 3822 (20) | 0.89 (0.86–0.93) | 0.92 (0.88–0.96) | 0.90 (0.86–0.95) | 0.97 (0.93–1.02) | |
| >50 | 635 (3) | 0.77 (0.69–0.86) | 0.78 (0.70–0.88) | 0.91 (0.81–1.02) | 0.94 (0.83–1.05) | |
| Domestic hours/week | ⩽10 | 3737 (19) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ⩽25 | 12215 (63) | 1.00 (0.96–1.04) | 1.03 (0.98–1.07) | 1.03 (0.97–1.08) | 1.06 (1.00–1.12) | |
| >25 | 3456 (18) | 1.00 (0.95–1.0) | 1.02 (0.97–1.08) | 1.14 (1.07–1.22) | 1.15 (1.08–1.24) | |
| Commuting hours/week | ⩽2.5 | 8017 (42) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ⩽7.5 | 9381 (49) | 1.08 (1.05–1.11) | 1.09 (1.05–1.12) | 1.03 (0.99–1.07) | 1.03 (0.99–1.07) | |
| >7.5 | 1715 (9) | 1.19 (1.13–1.26) | 1.21 (1.14–1.28) | 1.19 (1.11–1.27) | 1.18 (1.10–1.26) | |
| Total hours/week† | ⩽50 | 2436 (13) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ⩽75 | 13840 (76) | 1.05 (1.00–1.10) | 1.05 (1.00–1.10) | 1.08 (1.02–1.15) | 1.10 (1.03–1.17) | |
| >75 | 1970 (11) | 1.07 (1.00–1.14) | 1.07 (1.00–1.15) | 1.24 (1.14–1.34) | 1.26 (1.17–1.37) | |
| Control over working hours‡ | 4 high | 3536 (18) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 3 | 4744 (24) | 1.08 (1.03–1.13) | 1.07 (1.02–1.13) | 1.14 (1.07–1.22) | 1.13 (1.07–1.21) | |
| 2 | 5421 (27) | 1.12 (1.07–1.18) | 1.11 (1.06–1.16) | 1.30 (1.23–1.38) | 1.24 (1.17–1.31) | |
| 1 low | 6198 (31) | 1.14 (1.09–1.19) | 1.11 (1.06–1.16) | 1.47 (1.38–1.56) | 1.38 (1.29–1.46) | |
| Men | ||||||
| Paid hours/week | ⩽40 | 3439 (61) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ⩽50 | 1765 (31) | 0.76 (0.70–0.82) | 0.79 (0.73–0.85) | 0.83 (0.74–0.93) | 0.90 (0.82–1.00) | |
| >50 | 431 (8) | 0.82 (0.72–0.93) | 0.83 (0.73–0.95) | 1.04 (0.90–1.19) | 0.96 (0.84–1.09) | |
| Domestic hours/week | ⩽10 | 2972 (54) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ⩽25 | 2118 (38) | 1.02 (0.95–1.10) | 1.01 (0.94–1.09) | 1.15 (1.06–1.26) | 1.14 (1.05–1.25) | |
| >25 | 447 (8) | 1.10 (0.99–1.23) | 1.09 (0.97–1.22) | 1.32 (1.14–1.52) | 1.27 (1.11–1.46) | |
| Commuting hours/week | ⩽2.5 | 2583 (46) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ⩽7.5 | 2669 (47) | 1.08 (1.01–1.16) | 1.10 (1.03–1.19) | 1.00 (0.92–1.09) | 1.04 (0.97–1.12) | |
| >7.5 | 402 (7) | 1.14 (0.99–1.31) | 1.21 (1.04–1.39) | 1.14 (0.96–1.34) | 1.16 (1.00–1.35) | |
| Total hours/week† | ⩽50 | 1690 (32) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ⩽75 | 3194 (60) | 0.99 (0.92–1.07) | 0.99 (0.91–1.07) | 1.14 (1.03–1.26) | 1.13 (1.03–1.24) | |
| >75 | 447 (8) | 1.06 (0.94–1.19) | 1.04 (0.92–1.16) | 1.35 (1.14–1.60) | 1.23 (1.05–1.45) | |
| Control over working hours‡ | 4 high | 1435 (25) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 3 | 1123 (19) | 1.24 (1.11–1.38) | 1.22 (1.09–1.36) | 1.20 (1.05–1.38) | 1.16 (1.01–1.33) | |
| 2 | 1096 (19) | 1.21 (1.08–1.35) | 1.17 (1.04–1.31) | 1.50 (1.31–1.71) | 1.26 (1.10–1.45) | |
| 1 low | 2150 (37) | 1.41 (1.28–1.57) | 1.28 (1.14–1.43) | 1.91 (1.71–2.14) | 1.38 (1.22–1.57) | |