The connection between age, job control and sickness absences among Finnish food workers.
METHODS
The relationship between sickness absence and job control among industrial food workers of different ages (n = 114) was studied.


RESULTS
The number of absence spells, particularly short absence spells, was higher among younger workers, as expected. Using multivariate analysis, low job control was associated with an increased number of all absence spells (P < 0.02).


CONCLUSIONS
Job control may be an important factor in determining sickness absence among industrial workers.
Tampere Occupational Health Center, FIN-33211 Tampere, Finland. hekki.arola@ttry.net
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D000041:Absenteeism; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D005260:Female; D019649:Food Industry; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis