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Table 2 Bivariate analysis—prevalence of reduced WAI and prevalence ratio according to health conditions and life habits of technical-administrative workers in education at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, 2013 (N = 600)

From: Work ability and associated factors of Brazilian technical-administrative workers in education

Variables

Total

Reduced WAI

PR

95 % CI

p value

N

(%)

N

(p/ %)

Self-assessed overall health status

 Good

516

(87.5)

54

(10.5)

1

  

 Bad

74

(12.5)

28

(37.8)

3.61

2.29–5.71

0.000

Self-assessed overall dental status

 Good

436

(75.0)

53

(12.2)

1

  

 Bad

145

(25.0)

28

(19.3)

1.59

1.00–2.51

0.048

Signs and symptoms of depression

 Absent

508

(89.8)

48

(9.4)

1

  

 Present

58

(10.2)

28

(48.3)

5.11

3.21–8.14

0.000

Level of physical activity

 Active or very active

320

(54.8)

37

(11.6)

1

  

 Insufficiently active

190

(32.5)

25

(13.2)

1.14

0.69–1.89

0.618

 Sedentary

74

(12.7)

19

(25.7)

2.22

1.23–3.86

0.005

Alcohol addiction

 Risk-free consumption

472

(81.2)

62

(13.1)

1

  

 Risky consumption

98

(16.9)

14

(14.3)

1.09

0.61–1.94

0.777

 Addiction

11

(1.9)

5

(6.2)

3.46

1.39–8.61

0.008

Smoking

 Non smoker

513

(88.9)

68

(13.3)

1

  

 Smoker

64

(11.1)

11

(17.2)

0.77

0.41–1.46

0.424

Social network (relatives)

 One or more relatives

495

(83.9)

56

(11.3)

1

  

 None

95

(16.1)

26

(27.4)

2.42

1.52–3.85

0.000

Social network (friends)

 One or more friends

460

(78.0)

57

(12.4)

1

  

 None

130

(22.0)

25

(19.2)

1.55

0.97–2.48

0.067

Social network (sports activities)

 Yes

185

(31.6)

17

(9.2)

1

  

 No

400

(68.4)

63

(15.8)

1.71

1.00–2.93

0.032

Social network (meetings)

 Yes

264

(45.4)

30

(11.4)

1

  

 No

317

(54.6)

50

(15.8)

1.39

0.88–2.18

0.156

Social network (volunteer work)

 Yes

127

(21.8)

15

(11.8)

1

  

 No

456

(78.2)

66

(14.5)

1.23

0.70–2.15

0.477

Social network (religious activities)

 Yes

478

(81.3)

69

(14.4)

1

  

 No

110

(18.7)

12

(10.9)

0.76

0.41–1.39

0.371

Social support

 Strong support

480

(85.0)

53

(11.0)

1

  

 Low support

85

(15.0)

22

(25.9)

2.34

1.43–3.85

0.001

  1. Differences in n totals are explained by the fact that some information regarding a few variables was lost. Data below 6 % not informed
  2. WAI work ability index, PR prevalence ratio
  3. 95 % CI: 95 % confidence interval
  4. Source: The author, 2013