Table 4 Prognostic factors for duration of sickness absence
From: Sickness absence among municipal workers in a Brazilian municipality: a secondary data analysis
Prognostic factors | Rate ratio (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Female | 0.92 (0.86–0.98) | 0.0095 |
 Male | 1 |  |
Age groups | ||
 ≤ 24 | 0.68 (0.62–0.75) | < 0.0001 |
 25–34 | 0.79 (0.74–0.86) | < 0.0001 |
 35–44 | 0.88 (0.81–0.95) | 0.0015 |
 ≥ 45 | 1 |  |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 0.03 (0.98–1.08) | 0.2983 |
 Not married | 1 |  |
Education level | ||
 Low | 0.05 (0.97–1.13) | 0.2318 |
 High | 0.92 (0.86–0.99) | 0.0353 |
 Middle | 1 |  |
Income tertiles | ||
 Lowest | 1.12 (1.03–1.22) | 0.0061 |
 2nd | 0.99 (0.92–1.06) | 0.7255 |
 Highest | 1 |  |
Occupational class | ||
 Blue collar | 1.11 (1.02–1.21) | 0.0178 |
 Education | 1.03 (0.93–1.13) | 0.5770 |
 Health | 0.01 (0.92–0.10) | 0.8870 |
 Inspection | 0.06 (0.97–1.16) | 0.1950 |
 White collar | 1 |  |
Job contracts | ||
 Multiple | 1.15 (1.09–1.21) | < 0.0001 |
 One | 1 |  |
Work schedule | ||
 Full-time | 1.09 (1.03–1.16) | 0.0025 |
 Part-time | 1 |  |