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Table 4 Outpatient and inpatient care by occupational group and occupation among female 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

5.7

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

8.4

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

1 Managers

4.8

0.81

0.89

0.87

0.90

(0.82–0.99)

7.3

0.78

0.81

0.84

0.82

(0.56–1.18)

2 Professionals

5.0

0.88

0.94

0.92

0.95

(0.93–0.97)

7.4

0.88

0.91

0.94

0.93

(0.86–1.01)

21 Science and engineering professionals

4.5

0.81

0.86

0.85

0.88

(0.83–0.94)

8.0

1.01

1.05

1.11

1.11

(0.88–1,39)

22 Health professionals

4.7

0.82

0.90

0.86

0.90

(0.85–0.96)

7.4

0.88

0.92

0.94

0.92

(0.75–1.14)

23 Teaching professionals

5.1

0.89

0.94

0.93

0.95

(0.92–0.98)

7.6

0.89

0.92

0.95

0.95

(0.84–1.07)

24 Business and administration professionals

5.0

0.88

0.94

0.93

0.95

(0.90–1.01)

7.3

0.87

0.90

0.93

0.92

(0.74–1.14)

25 Information and communications technology professionals

5.3

0.95

1.02

0.96

1.00

(0.91–1.10)

8.0

1.00

1.03

1.06

1.05

(0.74–1.48)

26 Legal, social and cultural professionals

5.6

1.00

1.05

1.03

1.06

(1.00–1.12)

6.1

0.72

0.75

0.74

0.74

(0.58–0.95)

3 Technicians and associate professionals

6.0

1.05

1.06

1.03

1.04

(1.02–1.06)

8.8

1.06

1.08

1.04

1.05

(0.98–1.13)

31 Science and engineering associate professionals

5.9

1.05

1.07

1.12

1.13

(1.04–1.22)

9.4

1.18

1.19

1.25

1.25

(0,95–1.65)

32 Health associate professionals

6.0

1.06

1.09

1.02

1.04

(1.01–1.08)

9.4

1.16

1.19

1.11

1.13

(1.01–1.26)

33 Business and administration associate professionals

6.0

1.04

1.04

1.04

1.04

(1.00–1.08)

7.5

0.86

0.87

0.88

0.89

(0.76–1.03)

34 Legal, social, cultural and related associate professionals

5.8

1.03

1.01

1.00

0.99

(0.94–1.04)

9.6

1.20

1.20

1.14

1.16

(0.97–1.38)

4 Clerical support workers

6.3

1.09

1.06

1.09

1.07

(1.03–1.12)

8.8

1.03

1.03

1.02

1.04

(0.90–1.19)

41 General and keyboard clerks

6.2

1.07

1.04

1.04

1.03

(0.96–1.10)

9.8

1.13

1.12

1.10

1.12

(0.88–1.41)

42 Customer services clerks

6.5

1.15

1.11

1.15

1.14

(1.06–1.21)

8.6

1.03

1.03

1.03

1.04

(0.82–1.33)

43 Numerical and material recording clerks

6.1

1.06

1.05

1.07

1.07

(0.98–1.17)

8.3

0.99

1.00

1.00

1.02

(0.74–1.40)

44 Other clerical support workers

6.0

1.04

1.00

1.06

1.04

(0.92–1.17)

7.2

0.84

0.85

0.84

0.86

(0.55–1.35)

5 Service and sales workers

6.0

1.07

1.01

1.04

1.01

(0.98–1.03)

8.6

1.06

1.02

1.02

1.01

(0.92–1.10)

51 Personal service workers

5.2

0.93

0.88

0.95

0.92

(0.87–0.98)

8.3

1.05

1.02

1.06

1.06

(0.84–1.32)

52 Sales workers

6.0

1.10

1.04

1.11

1.08

(1.03–1.13)

6.7

0.88

0.85

0.88

0.88

(0.74–1.05)

53 Personal care workers

6.2

1.09

1.01

1.03

0.99

(0.95–1.02)

9.8

1.18

1.11

1.09

1.07

(0.95–1.21)

6 Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers

4.0

0.74

0.71

0.80

0.79

(0.61–1.02)

7.6

0.99

0.98

1.10

1.12

(0.45–2.80)

7 Craft and related trades workers

4.1

0.76

0.73

0.78

0.77

(0.69–0.86)

6.8

0.85

0.83

0.89

0.88

(0.58–1.34)

8 Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

6.1

1.09

1.06

1.07

1.05

(0.97–1.14)

11.6

1.45

1.42

1.42

1.41

(1.09–1.81)

81 Stationary plant and machine operators

7.0

1.25

1.22

1.22

1.21

(1.09–1.34)

12.5

1.60

1.57

1.56

1.54

(1.12–2.13)

9 Elementary occupations

6.4

1.10

1.02

1.06

1.03

(0.98–1.08)

9.3

1.06

1.02

0.99

0.99

(0.83–1.18)

91 Cleaners and helpers

6.5

1.11

1.03

1.07

1.04

(0.98–1.10)

9.3

1.07

1.01

0.99

0.99

(0.81–1.21)

94 Food preparation assistants

5.9

1.00

0.92

0.98

0.94

(0.85–1.05)

9.9

1.14

1.08

1.07

1.07

(0.75–1.53)

  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 female employees); confidence intervals shown only for model 4