Table 3

Occupational and leisure-time physical activity and risk for long-term sickness absence from 2006 to 2007 among males and females stratified into levels of occupational and leisure-time physical activity

	Gender
	Both		Males	Females
	HR (95% CI)^†	HR (95% CI)^‡	HR (95% CI)^§	HR (95% CI)^§
Occupational physical activity
Low	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Moderate	1.60 (1.36 to 1.88)^***	1.59 (1.35 to 1.88)^***	1.57 (1.15 to 2.14)^**	1.58 (1.29 to 1.93)^***
High	2.04 (1.75 to 2.37)^***	1.84 (1.55 to 2.18)^***	2.03 (1.52 to 2.72)^***	1.71 (1.37 to 2.12)^***
Leisure-time physical activity
Low	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶	1^¶
Moderate	0.80 (0.68 to 0.95)^**	0.85 (0.72 to 1.01)	0.73 (0.56 to 0.96)^*	0.93 (0.75 to 1.16)
High	0.60 (0.49 to 0.74)^***	0.77 (0.62 to 0.95)^*	0.81 (0.58 to 1.11)	0.76 (0.56 to 1.02)

Different adjustment criteria are applied in Cox proportional hazards regression analyses with forced entry of variables. HR (95% CI) are presented.
↵* p≤0.05,**p≤0.01, ***p≤0.001.
↵† Control made for gender and leisure time or occupational physical activity respectively.
↵‡ Control made for § and gender.
↵§ Control made for age, smoking, alcohol, BMI, chronic illness, questionnaire method, social support from immediate superior, emotional demands, social class and leisure time or occupational physical activity respectively.
↵¶ Reference.