Sick leave among home-care personnel: a longitudinal study of risk factors

Table 4 Self-reported factors related to leisure time and associations with sick leave after 18 months due to any cause (Study group I)^a and due to neck, shoulder and/or back disorders (Study group II)^b.

	Number observed	Number observed	Odds Ratio	Odds Ratio	P value	P value
Variable	Study gp I ^a (n = 443) N (cases)	Study gp II ^b (n = 274) N (cases)	Study gp I OR (95%CI)	Study gp II OR (95%CI)	Study gp I	Study gp II
Physical activity and exercise
- Physical activity and/or at least some exercise	422 (215)	261 (27)
- No exercise and very little physical activity	17 (7)	12 (1)	0.67 (0.25–1.79)	0.77 (0.09–6.28)	0.418	0.805
Perceived physical exertion in domestic work [6^c -20]
- <13	285 (147)	180 (13)
- ≥13	156 (77)	88 (15)	0.96 (0.65–1.44)	2.36 (1.05–5.31)	0.855	0.038
Perceived psychological stress outside work
- No	305 (160)	185 (13)
- Yes	137 (63)	88 (14)	0.79 (0.53–1.19)	2.40 (1.06–5.43)	0.253	0.035
Satisfaction with economy [1^d-7]
- >4	282 (138)	179 (19)
- ≤4	157 (84)	93 (8)	1.29 (0.86–1.93)	0.77 (0.32–1.90)	0.218	0.577

^a All participants at baseline. ^b Participants who at baseline reported no sick leave due to neck, shoulder and/or back disorders during the preceding 12 months and who also answered the questionnaire at the 18-month follow-up. Minimum and maximum values are presented within square brackets. ^c Best possible value. ^d Worst possible value. CI = 95% confidence interval. Odds Ratios are adjusted for age and intervention

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