Career path and current asthma, separately in men and women (multivariate analysis)
| Men | Women | P inter | |
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | ||
| No of job periods | 0.7 | ||
| 1–2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3–4 | 1.29 (1.04 to 1.59) | 1.17 (0.92 to 1.37) | |
| ≥5 | 1.40 (1.11 to 1.78) | 1.31 (1.02 to 1.62) | |
| Total duration of employment | 0.03 | ||
| 1–9 years | 1 | 1 | |
| 10–19 years | 1.09 (0.81 to 1.49) | 0.91 (0.71 to 1.17) | |
| 20–29 years | 1.03 (0.69 to 1.56) | 0.58 (0.42 to 0.80) | |
| ≥30 years | 0.79 (0.46 to 1.35) | 0.70 (0.47 to 0.99) | |
| No of part-time jobs | 0.6 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| ≥1 | 1.14 (0.86 to 1.52) | 1.04 (0.86 to 1.27) | |
| No of unemployment-related periods of work interruption | 0.5 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| ≥1 | 1.12 (0.87 to 1.44) | 0.94 (0.75 to 1.16) | |
| No of health-related periods of work interruption | 0.2 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| ≥1 | 1.57 (0.99 to 2.30) | 1.86 (1.32 to 2.62) | |
| Employment status at inclusion | 0.04 | ||
| Employed | 1 | 1 | |
| Unemployed | 1.08 (0.78 to 1.50) | 1.19 (0.88 to 1.61) | |
| Retired | 0.68 (0.49 to 0.94) | 1.20 (0.89 to 1.64) | |
| Not working for health issues | 1.86 (0.85 to 4.08) | 2.29 (1.31 to 3.97) | |
| Other (in training, no activity) | 0.86 (0.47 to 1.58) | 1.16 (0.78 to 1.74) | |
Logistic regressions adjusted for age, smoking status, educational level and body mass index.
P inter, p interaction between gender and career path indicator.