Career path and asthma symptom score, separately in men and women (univariate and multivariate analyses)
| Men | Women | P inter | |||
| Mean score | Mean score ratio (95% CI) | Mean score | Mean score ratio (95% CI) | ||
| No of job periods | 0.3 | ||||
| 1–2 | 0.52 | 1 | 0.60 | 1 | |
| 3–4 | 0.59 | 1.17 (1.05 to 1.31) | 0.62 | 1.09 (0.99 to 1.20) | |
| ≥5 | 0.69 | 1.33 (1.18 to 1.48) | 0.70 | 1.20 (1.08 to 1.33) | |
| Total duration of employment | 0.02 | ||||
| 1–9 years | 0.58 | 1 | 0.72 | 1 | |
| 10–19 years | 0.62 | 0.95 (0.81 to 1.10) | 0.62 | 0.84 (0.75 to 0.96) | |
| 20–29 years | 0.62 | 0.83 (0.69 to 1.00) | 0.58 | 0.78 (0.67 to 0.91) | |
| ≥30 years | 0.50 | 0.59 (0.46 to 0.74) | 0.55 | 0.75 (0.62 to 0.90) | |
| No of part-time jobs | 0.7 | ||||
| 0 | 0.57 | 1 | 0.59 | 1 | |
| ≥1 | 0.66 | 1.18 (1.03 to 1.34) | 0.68 | 1.12 (1.02 to 1.23) | |
| No of unemployment-related periods of work interruption | 0.8 | ||||
| 0 | 0.57 | 1 | 0.61 | 1 | |
| ≥1 | 0.68 | 1.17 (1.04 to 1.32) | 0.75 | 1.15 (1.04 to 1.27) | |
| No of health-related periods of work interruption | 0.4 | ||||
| 0 | 0.57 | 1 | 0.61 | 1 | |
| ≥1 | 0.97 | 1.55 (1.28 to 1.86) | 1.01 | 1.62 (1.41 to 1.85) | |
| Employment status at inclusion | 0.09 | ||||
| Employed | 0.52 | 1 | 0.58 | 1 | |
| Unemployed | 0.88 | 1.58 (1.37 to 1.83) | 0.80 | 1.21 (1.05 to 1.40) | |
| Retired | 0.51 | 0.90 (0.78 to 1.04) | 0.56 | 1.06 (0.94 to 1.20) | |
| Not working for health issues | 1.29 | 2.15 (1.60 to 2.90) | 1.37 | 2.16 (1.71 to 2.73) | |
| Other (in training, no activity) | 0.75 | 1.38 (1.10 to 1.74) | 0.85 | 1.36 (1.13 to 1.64) | |
Binomial negative regressions adjusted for age, smoking status, educational level and body mass index.
P inter, p interaction between gender and career path indicator.