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Table 2 Factors associated RTW within 12 weeks after index among patients in the workforce group

From: Labour market attachment before and after hospitalisation for sepsis: a Danish cohort study

Variable

Workforce

Total

RTW 12 weeks, [n (%)]

Crude HR

Adjusted HR

Sex

Female (276)

182 (65.9)

1.01 (0.84–1.23)

1.02 (0.84–1.24)

Male (375)

245 (65.3)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Age group

20–39 (179)

135 (75.4)

1.33 (1.05–1.68)

1.27 (1.00–1.61)

40–54 (234)

150 (64.1)

1.07 (0.85–1.34)

1.03 (0.81–1.29)

55–64 (238)

142 (59.7)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Country of origin

Denmark (575)

389 (67.7)

1.53 (1.03–2.27)

1.68 (1.12–2.52)

Western (22)

12 (54.5)

1.20 (0.61– 2.38)

1.25 (0.63–2.49)

Non-western (54)

26 (48.1)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Charlson comorbidity index

0 (474)

329 (72.8)

1.48 (1.10–1.97)

1.43 (1.07–1.92)

1 (72)

45 (62.5)

1.28 (0.86–1.90)

1.26 (0.84–1.87)

 ≥ 2 (105)

53 (50.5)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Major mental illness

No (626)

423 (67.6)

5.32 (1.98–14.24)

5.28 (1.97–14.18)

Yes (25)

4 (16.0)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Immunosuppression

No (618)

410 (66.3)

1.31 (0.81–2.13)

0.95 (0.55–1.64)

Yes (33)

17 (51.5)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Markers of smoking

No (582)

397(68.2)

1.71 (1.18–2.47)

1.61 (1.08–2.40)

Yes (69)

30 (43.5)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Alcohol-related disorders

No (603)

417 (69.2)

3.95 (2.11–7.41)

3.67 (1.96–6.90)

Yes (48)

10 (20.8)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Civil statusa

Married (313)

235 (75.1)

1.32 (1.07–1.63)

1.46 (1.16–1.83)

Divorced (100)

NA

NA

NA

Widowed (11)

NA

NA

NA

Unmarried (227)

138 (60.8)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Educational level

Lower secondary (173)

92 (53.2)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Upper secondary (321)

226 (70.4)

1.44 (1.13–1.84)

1.47 (1.15–1.88)

Post secondary (131)

102 (77.9)

1.64 (1.24–2.18)

1.67 (1.26–2.22)

Missing (26)

7 (26.9)

0.46 (0.21–1.00)

0.47 (0.22–1.02)

Working at index

No (163)

12 (7.4)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Yes (488)

415 (85.0)

19.21 (10.77–34.29)

19.67 (11.00–35.17)

Site of infection

Pulmonal (310)

199 (64.2)

1.04 (0.80–1.35)

1.05 (0.81–1.37)

Abdominal (78)

61 (78.2)

1.34 (0.96–1.88)

1.31 (0.94–1.84)

Urinary tract (56)

36 (64.3)

1.02 (0.69–1.52)

0.99 (0.66–1.47)

Skin, muscle, bones (36)

22 (61.1)

0.95 (0.59–1.53)

0.98 (0.61–1.58)

Viral/systemic (17)

10 (58.8)

0.94 (0.49–1.82)

0.92 (0.47–1.78)

Other (27)

21 (77.8)

1.37 (0.85–2.22)

1.30 (0.80–2.12)

Unknown (127)

79 (61.7)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Bacteremia

No (541)

362 (66.9)

1.21 (0.93–1.57)

1.17 (0.90–1.53)

Yes (110)

65 (59.1)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Lactate ≥ 4 mmol/L

No (623)

418 (67.1)

2.30 (1.19–4.45)

2.19 (1.13–4.24)

Yes (28)

9 (32.1)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Organ failure

1 (570)

389 (68.2)

2.33 (1.16–4.69)

2.37 (1.18–4.78)

2 (57)

30 (52.6)

1.69 (0.78–3.69)

1.77 (0.81–3.87)

 ≥ 3 (24)

8 (33.3)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Type of organ failure

Renal (80)

45 (56.2)

1.22 (0.73–2.04)

1.31 (0.78–2.20)

Respiratory (366)

247 (67.5)

1.38 (0.94–2.03)

1.45 (0.98–2.14)

Liver (123)

80 (65.0)

1.42 (0.92–2.20)

1.38 (0.89–2.13)

Circulatory (107)

65 (60.7)

1.18 (0.76 –1.83)

1.21 (0.78–1.89)

Cerebral (6)

NA

NA

NA

Coagulation (77)

35 (45.5)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Length of hospital stay

 < 7 days (452)

333 (73.7)

1.80 (1.43–2.27)

1.76 (1.39–2.22)

 ≥ 7 days (199)

94 (47.2)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

ICU-admission

No (558)

398 (71.3)

2.64 (1.81–3.86)

2.58 (1.76–3.77)

Yes (93)

29 (31.2)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

  1. aMarried also included people living in a partnership. Divorced included cancelled partnership. Widowed included longest surviving in a partnership