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Table 3 Bivariate analysis—prevalence of reduced WAI and prevalence ratio according to work characteristics of Technical-Administrative Workers in Education at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, 2013 (N = 600)

From: Work ability and associated factors of Brazilian technical-administrative workers in education

Variables

Total

Reduced WAI

PR

95 % CI

p value

N

(%)

N

(p/ %)

Number of jobs

 One

492

(83.8)

68

(13.8)

1

  

 Two or more jobs

95

(16.2)

14

(14.7)

1.06

0.60–1.90

0.827

Weekly working hours

 ≤40 h

453

(78.5)

62

(13.7)

1

  

 >40 h

124

(21.5)

16

(12.9)

0.94

0.54–1.63

0.834

Evening jobs

 No

472

(80.7)

62

(13.1)

1

  

 Yes

113

(19.3)

18

(15.9)

0.98

0.92–1.04

0.471

Social support at work

 Strong social support

443

(76.5)

43

(9.7)

1

  

 Low social support

136

(23.5)

38

(27.9)

2.88

1.86–4.45

0.000

Demand-control modela

 Low strain job

183

(32.1)

18

(9.8)

1

  

 Active job

69

(12.1)

5

(7.2)

0.74

0.27–1.98

0.546

 Passive job

236

(41.3)

34

(14.4)

1.46

0.83–2.59

0.190

 High strain job

83

(14.5)

24

(28.9)

2.94

1.60–5.42

0.001

Contact with the public

 Indirect or no contact

109

(18.6)

7

(6.4)

1

  

 Direct or direct and indirect

478

(81.4)

75

(15.7)

2.44

1.13–5.30

0.024

Type of work function

 Mixed

136

(23.1)

35

(25.7)

1

  

 Physical

62

(10.5)

10

(16.1)

0.63

0.31–1.26

0.193

 Mental

392

(66.4)

37

(9.4)

0.37

0.23–0.58

0.000

  1. Differences in n totals are explained by the fact that some information regarding a few variables was lost. Data below 6 % not informed
  2. WAI work ability index, PR prevalence ratio
  3. 95 % CI: 95 % confidence interval
  4. a Karasek, 1979
  5. Source: The author, 2013