ORs of chronic diseases in physicians compared to the general population (n=7130)
| Variable | Physicians vs general population |
|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | |
| Cardiovascular diseases | |
| Hypertension | 1.21* (1.03 to 1.41) |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 0.85 (0.41 to 1.77) |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 1.43*** (1.23 to 1.67) |
| Congestive heart failure | 0.52 (0.27 to 1.01) |
| Cardiac arrhythmias | 1.10 (0.78 to 1.55) |
| Blood loss anaemia | 1.50 (0.40 to 5.66) |
| Peripheral vascular disorders | 0.41* (0.19 to 0.90) |
| Stroke | 0.82 (0.54 to 1.25) |
| Neurological diseases | |
| Migraines | 0.87 (0.55 to 1.37) |
| Parkinson's disease | 0.73 (0.16 to 3.28) |
| Rheumatological diseases | |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 0.79 (0.53 to 1.19) |
| Systemic lupus erythematosus | 0.80 (0.09 to 6.85) |
| Ankylosing spondylitis | 0.75 (0.31 to 1.80) |
| Pulmonary diseases | |
| Pulmonary circulation disorders | 1.33 (0.14 to 12.82) |
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 1.24 (0.98 to 1.57) |
| Asthma | 1.59** (1.16 to 2.18) |
| Endocrine diseases | |
| Diabetes, uncomplicated | 0.76* (0.60 to 0.97) |
| Diabetes, complicated | 0.53** (0.34 to 0.83) |
| Hypothyroidism | 1.23 (0.93 to 1.63) |
| Renal diseases | |
| Renal failure | 0.41* (0.19 to 0.90) |
| Fluid and electrolyte disorders | 1.00 (0.46 to 2.18) |
| Gastrointestinal diseases | |
| Liver diseases | 0.78** (0.66 to 0.94) |
| Peptic ulcers | 1.07 (0.88 to 1.30) |
| Viral/infectious diseases | |
| Hepatitis B or C | 0.62*** (0.49 to 0.77) |
| Haematological diseases | |
| Deficiency anaemias | 1.41 (0.94 to 2.09) |
| Mental illnesses | |
| Depression | 0.70 (0.44 to 1.12) |
| Psychoses | 0.66 (0.35 to 1.26) |
| Oncological diseases | |
| Metastatic cancer | 2.86 (0.91 to 9.00) |
| Solid tumour without metastasis | 0.75 (0.48 to 1.15) |
| Others | |
| Alcohol abuse | 0.27 (0.04 to 2.02) |
| Drug abuse | – |
The ORs of morbidities for physicians and the general population were calculated by conditional logistic regression analyses conditioned on sex, age group, monthly insured salary, urbanisation level and geographical region of the participants.
*p≤0.05, **p≤0.01, ***p≤0.001.