Table 5 Cox proportional hazard models assessing the association of high levels of GI symptom reporting with any subsequent long term sickness absence (LTSA) with adjustments for individual potential confounders and finally adjusting for all potential confounders

1.65

1.34-2.02

1.69

1.53-1.87

1.51

1.41-1.63

1.35

1.23-1.48

1.60

1.35-1.90

1.38

1.25-1.52

1.42

1.16-1.75

1.57

1.42-1.74

1.38

1.28-1.49

1.27

1.16-1.40

1.59

1.34-1.89

1.42

1.29-1.57

1.28

1.05-1.58

1.46

1.32-1.62

1.32

1.22-1.42

1.21

1.10-1.33

1.47

1.23-1.75

1.34

1.22-1.48

1.33

1.08-1.63

1.51

1.36-1.67

1.34

1.25-1.44

1.24

1.13-1.37

1.51

1.27-1.80

1.37

1.24-1.51

1.14

0.93-1.40

1.35

1.21-1.49

1.21

1.12-1.31

1.09

0.98-1.20

1.34

1.13-1.60

1.25

1.13-1.38