Table 2 Results of the multivariable logistic regression model with deteriorated or unchanged health/performance as the dependent variable. Odds ratios (OR) and 95 % confidence intervals [95 %-CI] (participants of the rehabilitation client survey of the German Statutory Pension Insurance Scheme conducted between 2007 and 2011, n = 251,140)
| Â | OR | 95Â %-CI |
|---|---|---|
Nationality | ||
 Germany (Reference) | ||
 Portugal/Spain/Italy/Greece | 1.24 | (1.12; 1.37) |
 Former Yugoslavia | 1.68 | (1.52; 1.85) |
 Turkey | 1.62 | (1.45; 1.80) |
 Other | 1.08 | (1.01; 1.15) |
Age in years | 1.02 | (1.01; 1.02) |
Sex | ||
 Male (Reference) | ||
 Female | 0.90 | (0.88; 0.92) |
Marriage status | ||
 Single/divorced/widowed (Reference) | ||
 Married | 0.93 | (0.91; 0.94) |
School education | ||
High (Reference) | ||
 Intermediate | 1.92 | (1.87; 1.98) |
 Low | 1.44 | (1.40; 1.48) |
 Other/unknown | 1.46 | (1.40; 1.51) |
Occupational position | ||
 Skilled labor (Reference) | ||
 Semi-skilled/unskilled labor | 1.29 | (1.26; 1.33) |
 Trainee/not employed | 1.15 | (1.09; 1.21) |
Time absent from work in the last 12Â months | ||
 None (Reference) | ||
  < 3 months | 0.98 | (0.95; 1.01) |
 3–6 months | 1.32 | (1.28; 1.37) |
 6+ months | 2.01 | (1.94; 2.08) |
 not employed | 1.08 | (1.01; 1.14) |
Diagnosis at rehabilitation entry | ||
 Skeletal system (Reference) | ||
 Neoplasms | 0.94 | (0.90; 0.99) |
 Circulatory system | 1.12 | (1.07; 1.18) |
 Respiratory system | 0.95 | (0.88; 1.03) |
 Other | 1.04 | (1.01; 1.08) |
Type of rehabilitation | ||
 Hospital follow-up (Reference) | ||
 Not hospital follow-up | 1.22 | (1.19; 1.25) |
Assistance received in completing questionnaire | ||
 No (Reference) | ||
 Yes | 1.72 | (1.65; 1.79) |
Overall satisfaction | ||
 High (Reference) | ||
 Low/moderate | 7.65 | (7.47; 7.84) |
Self-rated performance before rehabilitation | ||
 Mediocre/high (Reference) | ||
 Low | 1.46 | (1.43; 1.49) |
 Not stated | 1.81 | (1.74; 1.87) |