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Table 3 Outpatient and inpatient care by occupational group and occupation among male employees

From: Use of outpatient and inpatient health care services by occupation—a register study of employees in Oulu, Finland

 

Outpatient health care (IRR)

Inpatient health care (OR)

Occupational group (1-digit level)/

Occupation (2-digit level, 20 most common occupations)

No of

visits

M1

M2

M3

M4

95% CI

%

M1

M2

M3

M4

95% CI

All

3.8

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

6.8

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

1 Managers

3.3

0.80

0.84

0.84

0.86

(0.80–0.92)

7.1

0.90

0.93

0.97

0.96

(0.77–1.19)

13 Production and specialised services managers

3.5

0.85

0.89

0.89

0.91

(0.83–1.00)

7.2

0.92

0.94

0.99

0.97

(0.72–1.30)

2 Professionals

3.3

0.87

0.89

0.90

0.91

(0.89–0.93)

6.1

0.89

0.92

0.94

0.94

(0.87–1.02)

21 Science and engineering professionals

3.0

0.80

0.82

0.84

0.84

(0.81–0.88)

6.0

0.88

0.91

0.93

0.94

(0.82–1.07)

22 Health professionals

3.5

0.97

1.00

0.97

0.98

(0.89–1.07)

6.4

0.94

0.97

0.97

0.95

(0.69–1.32)

23 Teaching professionals

3.4

0.85

0.86

0.88

0.88

(0.83–0.93)

8.0

1.06

1.07

1.11

1.10

(0.92–1.33)

24 Business and administration professionals

3.7

0.95

0.97

0.97

0.97

(0.90–1.05)

5.7

0.80

0.82

0.83

0.82

(0.63–1.07)

25 Information and communications technology professionals

3.5

0.96

0.98

0.98

0.98

(0.94–1.03)

5.2

0.83

0.85

0.87

0.88

(0.73–1.05)

3 Technicians and associate professionals

3.9

1.04

1.04

1.03

1.03

(1.00–1.06)

6.8

1.01

1.02

1.01

1.01

(0.92–1.12)

31 Science and engineering associate professionals

3.7

0.99

0.99

0.99

0.97

(0.93–1.02)

6.3

0.94

0.95

0.94

0.95

(0.80–1.12)

32 Health associate professionals

4.6

1.25

1.24

1.18

1.16

(1.05–1.29)

9.1

1.47

1.51

1.34

1.38

(1.02–1.86)

33 Business and administration associate professionals

4.1

1.06

1.07

1.08

1.08

(1.02–1.14)

6.8

0.96

0.96

0.99

0.98

(0.82–1.18)

34 Legal, social, cultural and related associate professionals

3.8

1.03

1.03

0.98

1.01

(0.91–1.11)

7.7

1.18

1.19

1.12

1.15

(0.84–1.57)

4 Clerical support workers

4.4

1.17

1.18

1.09

1.12

(1.04–1.20)

7.7

1.16

1.15

1.09

1.10

(0.88–1.39)

5 Service and sales workers

3.9

1.08

1.07

1.06

1.08

(1.04–1.13)

7.1

1.13

1.10

1.09

1.09

(0.95–1.25)

51 Personal service workers

3.8

0.98

0.98

0.98

1.01

(0.93–1.09)

8.1

1.22

1.19

1.18

1.20

(0.94–1.53)

52 Sales workers

3.5

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.03

(0.96–1.09)

6.3

1.04

1.01

1.03

1.03

(0.83–1.28)

53 Personal care workers

4.6

1.26

1.25

1.19

1.22

(1.10–1.35)

7.9

1.24

1.22

1.13

1.15

(0.82–1.62)

54 Protective services workers

4.7

1.30

1.27

1.26

1.25

(1.12–1.38)

6.9

1.15

1.12

1.05

1.05

(0.74–1.50)

6 Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers

3.9

1.02

1.03

0.95

0.99

(0.78–1.26)

6.3

0.86

0.85

0.79

0.80

(0.35–1.86)

7 Craft and related trades workers

4.2

1.13

1.09

1.12

1.09

(1.05–1.13)

6.8

1.04

1.01

1.01

1.00

(0.89–1.13)

71 Building and related trades workers, excluding electricians

4.0

1.12

1.07

1.11

1.09

(1.03–1.14)

6.2

0.97

0.93

0.95

0.92

(0.77–1.11)

72 Metal, machinery and related trades workers

4.8

1.27

1.23

1.25

1.23

(1.15–1.31)

7.9

1.18

1.15

1.14

1.14

(0.93–1.39)

74 Electrical and electronic trades workers

3.8

1.04

1.01

1.02

1.00

(0.93–1.09)

6.1

0.97

0.96

0.93

0.95

(0.72–1.25)

8 Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

4.3

1.11

1.08

1.07

1.05

(1.01–1.10)

8.2

1.24

1.19

1.17

1.15

(1.01–1.31)

81 Stationary plant and machine operators

5.2

1.36

1.34

1.30

1.28

(1.20–1.37)

9.2

1.39

1.35

1.28

1.27

(1.02–1.56)

83 Drivers and mobile plant operators

3.7

0.98

0.94

0.95

0.93

(0.88–0.98)

7.8

1.18

1.12

1.13

1.11

(0.93–1.32)

9 Elementary occupations

4.0

1.10

1.09

1.05

1.07

(0.99–1.15)

5.3

0.83

0.81

0.78

0.78

(0.60–1.03)

93 Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport

4.7

1.30

1.27

1.23

1.23

(1.12–1.35)

5.2

0.82

0.80

0.74

0.75

(0,53–1.07)

  1. M1: occupational group/occupation + age
  2. M2: M1 + education + income + marital status
  3. M3: M1 + chronic diseases + sickness absence
  4. M4: M1 + education + income + marital status + chronic diseases + sickness absence
  5. Coefficients in bold differ statistically significantly from the reference groups (all male employees); confidence intervals shown only for model 4