Table 2 Crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) for infections, symptoms and absence from work due to sickness according to occupation.
During the pregnancy | Other workers (N = 46308) | Work with patients1 (N = 8699) | Work with children2 (N = 9151) | Work with food3 (N = 932) | Work with animals4 (N = 287) | |||||||||||||
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N | % | N | % | ORc (95% CI) | ORa (95% CI) | N | % | ORc (95% CI) | ORa (95% CI) | N | % | ORc (95% CI) | ORa (95% CI) | N | % | ORc (95% CI) | ORa (95% CI) | |
Sickness for more leave than 3 days | 9160 | 27.3 | 2347 | 38.7 | 1.68(1.58-1.78) | 1.80(1.70-1.90) | 2273 | 34.4 | 1.39(1.33-1.47) | 1.47(1.38-1.56) | 218 | 37.1 | 1.58(1.34-1.82) | 1.43(1.20-1.66) | 58 | 40.3 | 1.80(1.29-2.31) | 1.10(0.80-1.40) |
Episodes of sickness for more leave than 3 days | ||||||||||||||||||
1-4 | 8808 | 26.3 | 2239 | 37.0 | 1.67(1.57-1.77) | 1.79(1.68-1.90) | 2165 | 32.8 | 1.38(1.30-1.46) | 1.45(1.35-1.55) | 207 | 35.3 | 1.55(1.30-1.85) | 1.40(1.17-1.63) | 58 | 40.3 | 1.86(1.34-2.38) | 1.14(0.80-1.48) |
5+ | 301 | 0.9 | 96 | 1.6 | 2.09(1.66-2.52) | 2.19(1.72-2.80) | 95 | 1.4 | 1.77(1.40-2.24) | 1.86(1.45-2.27) | 11 | 1.9 | 2.41(1.31-3.51) | 2.22(1.19-3.25) | 0 | - | - | - |
Any infection with medication | 7379 | 17.3 | 1510 | 18.8 | 1.10(1.04-1.16) | 1.09(1.02-1.16) | 1563 | 18.6 | 1.09(1.03-1.15) | 1.05(0.98-1.12) | 139 | 16.4 | 0.93(0.78-1.08) | 0.92(0.76-1.08) | 46 | 18.2 | 1.06(0.77-1.35) | 1.04(0.74-1.44) |
Fever | 9412 | 22.2 | 1904 | 23.8 | 1.34(0.97-1.71) | 1.05(0.99-1.11) | 2086 | 24.9 | 1.47(1.06-1.88) | 1.10(1.04-1.16) | 164 | 19.3 | 1.56(1.12-2.00) | 0.90(0.74-1.06) | 44 | 17.5 | 1.12(0.78-1.46) | 0.82(0.59-1.05) |
Episodes of fever | ||||||||||||||||||
1-2 | 5124 | 12.1 | 1006 | 12.6 | 1.04(0.96-1.12) | 1.01(0.92-1.10) | 1051 | 12.6 | 1.04(0.96-1.12) | 0.99(0.91-1.07) | 87 | 10.3 | 0.83(0.66-1.00) | 0.85(0.68-1.05) | 27 | 10.8 | 0.87(0.58-1.16) | 0.91(0.60-1.22) |
3+ | 121 | 0.3 | 18 | 0.2 | 0.80(0.48-1.12) | 1.02(0.94-1.10) | 18 | 0.2 | 0.76(0.46-1.06) | 0.99(0.91-1.07) | 3 | 0.4 | 1.21(0.40-2.02) | 0.85(0.68-1.02) | 0 | - | - | - |
Diarrhoea | 7140 | 16.8 | 1237 | 15.4 | 0.90(0.84-0.96) | 0.90(0.86-0.94) | 1362 | 16.2 | 0.96(0.90-1.02) | 0.91(0.85-0.97) | 124 | 14.6 | 0.85(0.70-1.00) | 0.85(0.70-1.00) | 41 | 16.2 | 0.95(0.68-1.22) | 0.86(0.60-1.12) |
Episodes of diarrhoea | ||||||||||||||||||
1-4 | 2284 | 5.4 | 478 | 5.9 | 1.12(1.00-1.24) | 1.13(0.99-1.27) | 480 | 5.7 | 1.07(0.96-1.18) | 1.09(0.97-1.21) | 47 | 5.5 | 1.04(0.77-1.31) | 0.88(0.65-1.11) | 21 | 8.3 | 1.61(1.04-2.18) | 1.00(0.61-1.39) |
5+ | 1214 | 2.8 | 243 | 3.0 | 1.07(0.93-1.21) | 1.09(0.94-1.24) | 247 | 2.9 | 1.03(0.87-1.19) | 1.01(0.85-1.17) | 31 | 3.6 | 1.29(0.90-1.68) | 1.26(0.87-1.65) | 10 | 4.0 | 1.45(0.77-2.13) | 1.04(0.52-1.56) |
Cold sore or herpes of lip | 5184 | 12.2 | 1116 | 13.9 | 1.16(1.09-1.23) | 1.19(1.10-1.28) | 1069 | 12.7 | 1.05(0.98-1.12) | 1.05(0.97-1.13) | 116 | 13.6 | 1.14(0.93-1.35) | 1.15(0.93-1.37) | 32 | 12.6 | 1.05(0.72-1.38) | 0.98(0.66-1.30) |
Cold sore or herpes of genital | 659 | 1.5 | 109 | 1.4 | 0.88(0.71-1.05) | 0.84(0.63-1.05) | 140 | 1.7 | 1.08(0.87-1.29) | 1.05(0.82-1.28) | 13 | 1.5 | 0.99(0.57-1.41) | 1.33(0.74-1.92) | 2 | 0.8 | 0.50(0.01-1.00) | 0.82(0.20-1.44) |
Cystitis | 4555 | 10.7 | 977 | 12.2 | 1.16(1.08-1.24) | 1.16(1.10-1.26) | 903 | 10.8 | 1.01(0.92-1.10) | 1.00(0.90-1.10) | 85 | 10.0 | 0.92(0.73-1.11) | 0.78(0.46-1.10) | 23 | 9.1 | 0.83(0.54-1.12) | 0.73(0.31-1.15) |
Skin infection | 293 | 0.7 | 56 | 0.7 | 1.01(0.67-1.35) | 0.99(0.65-1.33) | 85 | 1.0 | 1.47(1.15-1.79) | 1.50(1.16-1.84) | 6 | 0.7 | 1.02(0.45-1.59) | 1.10(0.48-1.72) | 1 | 0.4 | 0.60(0.08-1.12) | 0.56(0.08-1.04) |