Career path and childhood-onset and adult-onset asthma, separately in men and women (multivariate analysis)
| Childhood-onset asthma | Adult-onset asthma | |||||
| Men | Women | P inter | Men | Women | P inter | |
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |||
| No of job periods | 0.3 | 0.2 | ||||
| 1–2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3–4 | 1.23 (0.91 to 1.66) | 1.27 (0.94 to 1.72) | 1.29 (0.88 to 1.88) | 1.31 (0.99 to 1.77) | ||
| ≥5 | 1.42 (0.99 to 2.00) | 1.07 (0.73 to 1.58) | 1.08 (0.71 to 1.66) | 1.65 (1.21 to 2.26) | ||
| Total duration of employment | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||||
| 1–9 years | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10–19 years | 1.03 (0.69 to 1.52) | 0.85 (0.57 to 1.26) | 1.64 (0.79 to 3.43) | 1.15 (0.77 to 1.71) | ||
| 20–29 years | 1.35 (0.77 to 2.36) | 0.81 (0.48 to 1.36) | 1.42 (0.56 to 3.61) | 0.64 (0.39 to 1.05) | ||
| ≥30 years | 0.92 (0.43 to 1.97) | 0.79 (0.37 to 1.70) | 0.83 (0.27 to 2.63) | 0.62 (0.36 to 0.99) | ||
| No of part-time jobs | 0.2 | 0.3 | ||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| ≥1 | 0.97 (0.66 to 1.43) | 1.20 (0.87 to 1.64) | 0.83 (0.53 to 1.31) | 0.91 (0.69 to 1.19) | ||
| No of unemployment-related periods of work interruption | 0.3 | 0.7 | ||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| ≥1 | 1.15 (0.81 to 1.62) | 0.91 (0.63 to 1.29) | 0.98 (0.63 to 1.54) | 1.00 (0.74 to 1.35) | ||
| No of health-related periods of work interruption | 0.9 | 0.4 | ||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| ≥1 | 1.55 (0.87 to 2.74) | 1.55 (0.90 to 2.64) | 1.53 (0.85 to 2.77) | 1.89 (1.18 to 3.01) | ||
| Employment status at inclusion | 0.2 | 0.06 | ||||
| Employed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Unemployed | 0.86 (0.53 to 1.38) | 1.28 (0.81 to 2.02) | 0.64 (0.35 to 1.15) | 1.33 (0.85 to 2.07) | ||
| Retired | 0.44 (0.26 to 0.73) | 1.03 (0.56 to 1.90) | 0.77 (0.51 to 1.15) | 1.00 (0.69 to 1.46) | ||
| Not working for health issues | 1.72 (0.58 to 5.07) | 1.65 (0.51 to 5.33) | 2.17 (0.58 to 8.05) | 2.39 (1.18 to 4.83) | ||
| Other (in training, no activity) | 0.82 (0.35 to 1.91) | 1.33 (0.75 to 2.36) | 0.46 (0.17 to 1.22) | 1.45 (0.78 to 2.68) | ||
Multinomial logistic regressions adjusted for age, smoking status, educational level and body mass index.
P inter, p interaction between gender and career path indicator.