RRs for sickness absence among exposed and non-exposed nurses and care assistants. adjusted for sex, educational level and employment sector; significant ratios in bold (95% CI)
| Year of interview | Sickness absence | Heavy physical work | Strenuous working postures | Chemical substances | High demands | Low control | Low social support |
| 1991 | 1993–1994 | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.8) | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.5) | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.7) | 1.5 (0.9 to 2.5) | 1.4 (1.0 to 2.0) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.3) |
| 1993 | 1994–1996 | 1.4 (1.0 to 2.0) | 1.4 (1.0 to 2.0) | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.1) | 1.8 (1.2 to 2.7) | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) | 1.7 (1.2 to 2.5) |
| 1995 | 1996–1998 | 1.9 (1.3 to 2.8) | 1.8 (1.2 to 2.7) | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.5) | 1.7 (1.0 to 2.6) | 1.4 (0.9 to 2.1) | 1.5 (1.0 to 2.3) |
| 1997 | 1998–2000 | 1.7 (1.2 to 2.4) | 1.6 (1.2 to 2.3) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.2) | 1.6 (1.1 to 2.2) | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.5) | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.5) |
| 1999 | 2000–2002 | 1.6 (1.2 to 2.0) | 1.4 (1.1 to 1.8) | 1.4 (1.1 to 1.8) | 1.5 (1.2 to 2.0) | 1.3 (1.0 to 1.7) | 1.4 (1.0 to 1.8) |
| 2001 | 2002–2004 | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.3) | 1.5 (1.1 to 2.0) | 1.3 (1.0 to 1.7) | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.3) |
| 2003 | 2004–2006 | missing data | missing data | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) | 1.9 (1.4 to 2.5) | 1.5 (1.1 to 2.0) | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) |
| 2005 | 2006–2008 | 1.7 (1.3 to 2.3) | 1.7 (1.3 to 2.2) | 1.4 (1.1 to 1.9) | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.9) | 1.5 (1.1 to 2.1) | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.4) |
| 2007 | 2008–2010 | 1.7 (1.2 to 2.3) | 1.6 (1.2 to 2.3) | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.8) | 2.1 (1.4 to 3.1) | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.6) | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.9) |
| 2009 | 2010–2012 | 1.8 (1.2 to 2.7) | 1.9 (1.2 to 2.8) | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.9) | 1.6 (0.9 to 2.8) | 1.4 (0.9 to 2.2) | 1.4 (0.8 to 2.3) |
| 2011 | 2012–2014 | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.6) | 1.4 (1.0 to 1.9) | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.4) | 1.4 (1.0 to 2.0) | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.5) | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.8) |
| 2013 | 2014 | 1.3 (0.8 to 2.1) | 1.3 (0.8 to 2.1) | 1.2 (0.7 to 2.0) | 2.1 (1.2 to 3.6) | 1.6 (1.0 to 2.7) | 1.3 (0.8 to 2.1) |
RR, rate ratios.