ORs (and 95% CIs) for FSL and PSL
| <36 years* | 36–45 years | 46–55 years | 55+ years | |
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | ||
| FSL (not corrected) | 1 | 0.88 (0.59 to 1.31) | 0.82 (0.55 to 1.22) | 0.58 (0.32 to 1.04) |
| Corrected for sex, employment category and hours worked weekly | 1 | 0.82 (0.55 to 1.23) | 0.75 (0.49 to 1.14) | 0.60 (0.33 to 1.10) |
| Corrected for sex, employment category, hours worked weekly and chronic disease | 1 | 0.79 (0.53 to 1.19) | 0.67 (0.44 to 1.02) | 0.51 (0.27 to 0.94) |
| PSL (not corrected) | 1 | 1.19 (0.84 to 1.70) | 1.35 (0.96 to 1.91) | 1.58 (1.04 to 2.43) |
| Corrected for sex, employment category and hours worked weekly | 1 | 1.24 (0.86 to 1.79) | 1.46 (1.02 to 2.10) | 2.01 (1.27 to 3.19) |
| Corrected for sex, employment category, hours worked weekly and chronic disease | 1 | 1.22 (0.84 to 1.77) | 1.29 (0.88 to 1.87) | 1.64 (1.02 to 2.63) |
↵* The group of <36 years was used as reference.
Bold indicates significant association at p≤0.05.
FSL, frequent sick leave; PSL, prolonged sick leave.