Table 2 Incidence rate and latency of recurrence of medically certified sick leaves.
| Â | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Partial sick leave (n = 293) | Full sick leave (n = 13 082) | Partial sick leave (n = 754) | Full sick leave (n = 15 298) |
Mean time (months) to the first recurrent sick leave (95% CI) (Kaplan - Meier analysis) | 14.5 (13.3 - 15.7) (n of events = 154) | 19.3 (19.1 - 19.5) (n of events = 3 890) | 13.5 (12.8 - 14.2) (n of events = 457) | 18.5 (18.3 - 18.6) (n of events = 5 218) |
p Log Rank | 0.000 | Â | 0.000 | Â |
Total no of sickness absence days | 12 463 | 275 141 | 33 592 | 345 484 |
Person months | 5 745 | 227 598 | 15 249 | 265 830 |
Incidence Rate (recurrent sick leaves/person month) | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.03 |