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

Table 2 Self-reported factors related to health 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
Anxiety [0^c -21]
- <8	332 (164)	217 (16)
- ≥8	102 (55)	55 (11)	1.18 (0.76–1.85)	3.04 (1.31–7.06)	0.462	0.010
Neck disorders during the year before baseline
- No	175 (79)	113 (10)
- Yes	254 (137)	152 (16)	1.39 (0.94–2.06)	1.10 (0.47–2.55)	0.096	0.830
Shoulder disorders during the year before baseline
- No	146 (67)	96 (10)
- Yes	281 (147)	172 (16)	1.29 (0.86–1.93)	0.79 (0.34–1.85)	0.214	0.592
Low back disorders during the year before baseline
- No	164 (64)	107 (4)
- Yes	265 (152)	160 (22)	2.09 (1.40-3.12)	3.79 (1.26–11.44)	<10^-3	0.018
Study group I
Any sick leave during the year before baseline
- 0 days	162 (35)
- ≥1 days	281 (189)		7.67 (4.86–12.12)		<10^-3
Study group II
Sick leave during the year before baseline (other reasons than disorders of the neck, shoulder and/or back)
- <9 days		204 (16)
- ≥9 days		70 (12)		2.64 (1.12–6.0)		0.021

^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. CI = 95% confidence interval. Odds Ratios are adjusted for age and intervention

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