Table 1 Characteristics of participants at baseline.
| Â | Men (n = 13 375) | Women (n = 16 052) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Partial sick leave (n = 293) | Full sick leave (n = 13 082) | Partial sick leave (n = 754) | Full sick leave (n = 15 298) | ||||
| Â | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Age, years | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- 34 | 45 | 15.4 | 2 279 | 17.5 | 74 | 9.9 | 2 161 | 14.1 |
35 - 44 | 70 | 23.9 | 2 592 | 19.8 | 170 | 22.5 | 2 811 | 18.4 |
45 - 54 | 110 | 37.5 | 4 153 | 31.7 | 338 | 44.8 | 5 108 | 33.4 |
55 - 67 | 68 | 23.2 | 4 058 | 31.0 | 172 | 22.8 | 5 218 | 34.1 |
Mean (SD) | 46.0 (9.8) | 46.7 (11.3) | 47.3 (8.6) | 47.9 (10.8) | ||||
Gross income, €/year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- 30 000 | 164 | 57.3 | 9 105 | 69.6 | 594 | 81.0 | 13 420 | 87.7 |
30 001 - 60 000 | 111 | 38.8 | 3 684 | 28.2 | 126 | 17.2 | 1 773 | 11.6 |
60 001 - | 11 | 3.9 | 293 | 2.2 | 13 | 1.8 | 105 | 0.7 |
Mean (SD) | 30 944 (14 104) | 26 254 (14 986) | 25 633 (9 964) | 21 286 (10 795) | ||||
Main diagnostic groups | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mental disorders | 117 | 39.9 | 2 975 | 22.7 | 321 | 42.5 | 4 694 | 30.7 |
Musculoskeletal disorders | 118 | 40.3 | 6 073 | 46.4 | 290 | 38.5 | 7 020 | 45.9 |
Tumours | 17 | 5.8 | 778 | 6.0 | 86 | 11.4 | 1 643 | 10.7 |
Traumas | 41 | 14.0 | 3 256 | 24.9 | 57 | 7.6 | 1 941 | 12.7 |
Insurance district | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Northern | 39 | 13.3 | 1 697 | 13.0 | 104 | 13.8 | 1 901 | 12.5 |
Western | 65 | 22.2 | 1 737 | 13.3 | 109 | 14.5 | 1 976 | 12.9 |
Eastern | 26 | 8.9 | 2 001 | 15.3 | 97 | 12.9 | 2 189 | 14.3 |
South-Western | 69 | 23.5 | 3 154 | 24.1 | 168 | 22.3 | 3 689 | 24.1 |
Southern | 94 | 32.1 | 4 493 | 34.3 | 276 | 36.5 | 5 543 | 36.2 |
Previous sickness absence, days (in two years prior to baseline sick leave) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0 - 59 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 447 | 87.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 154 | 86.0 |
60 - 99 | 68 | 23.3 | 778 | 6.0 | 189 | 25.2 | 978 | 6.4 |
100 - 300 | 224 | 76.7 | 855 | 6.5 | 561 | 74.8 | 1 166 | 7.6 |
Mean (SD) | 157.6 (64.3) | 19.4 (40.9) | 152.9 (64.0) | 22.6 (43.3) | ||||
Baseline sick leave, days | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
4 - 59 | 142 | 48.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 400 | 53.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
60 - 72 | 151 | 51.5 | 2 369 | 18.1 | 354 | 46.9 | 2 626 | 17.2 |
73 - 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 825 | 36.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 692 | 37.2 |
151 - 300 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 888 | 45.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 980 | 45.6 |
Mean (SD) | 55.6 (18.3) | 160.5 (85.2) | 53.2 (19.1) | 159.4 (82.8) | ||||
Previous sickness absence + baseline sick leave, days | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
60 - 99 | 7 | 2.4 | 3 799 | 29.0 | 23 | 3.1 | 4 133 | 27.0 |
100 - 150 | 62 | 21.2 | 2 317 | 17.7 | 159 | 21.2 | 2 740 | 17.9 |
151 - 300 | 185 | 63.4 | 6 927 | 53.0 | 491 | 65.4 | 8 356 | 54.6 |
301 - 429 | 38 | 13.0 | 37 | 0.3 | 77 | 10.3 | 69 | 0.5 |
Mean (SD) | 213.3 (69.1) | 179.9 (89.3) | 206.2 (69.2) | 182.0 (87.6) | ||||