Risk of work disability among employees working in units transferred from a public hospital to a commercial enterprise (privatisation) and those working in units remaining in a public hospital (reference group)
| Privatisation | No | No of events | Person years | Rate/1000 person years | HR (95% CI) Model 1* | HR (95% CI) Model 2* | HR (95% CI) Model 3* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main analysis | |||||||
| No | 1832 | 348 | 17 859 | 19.5 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 962 | 155 | 7867 | 19.7 | 0.83 (0.68 to 1.00) | 0.82 (0.66 to 1.00) | 0.83 (0.67 to 1.02) |
| Sensitivity analysis† | |||||||
| No | 985 | 183 | 9631 | 19.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 597 | 100 | 4935 | 20.3 | 0.90 (0.70 to 1.15) | 0.93 (0.71 to 1.21) | 0.92 (0.70 to 1.20) |
* Model 1 adjusted for age and gender. Model 2 adjusted for age, gender, occupation, socioeconomic status, job contract and apartment size. Model 3 adjusted for age, gender, occupation, socioeconomic status, job contract, apartment size and sick leaves during the past 2 years.
†Only laboratorians and radiographers included.