Table 3 Distribution of ICF categories among men and women and among patients with a mental or musculoskeletal ICD diagnosis.
From: Health problems and disability in long-term sickness absence: ICF coding of medical certificates
ICF category | All (N= 433) | Men (N = 166) | Women (N = 267) | Gender difference,p-value | Mental (ICD) N = 149 | Musculo-skeletal (ICD) N = 142 | ICD difference, p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sensation of pain (b180) | 152 (35.1) | 57 (34.3) | 95 (35.6) | .79 | 19 (12.8) | 95 (66.9) | .00* |
Emotional functions (b152) | 148 (34.1) | 45 (27.1) | 103 (38.6) | .01* | 99 (66.4) | 25 (17.6) | .00* |
Energy and drive functions (b130) | 97 (22.4) | 30 (18.1) | 67 (25.1) | .08 | 58 (38.9) | 10 (7) | .00* |
Sleep functions (b134) | 73 (16.9) | 23 (13.9) | 50 (18.7) | .19 | 47 (31.8) | 12 (8.5) | .00* |
Handling of stress and other psychological demands (d240) | 64 (14.8) | 16 (9.6) | 48 (18) | .02* | 51 (34.5) | 6 (4.2) | .00* |
Attention functions (b140) | 54 (12.5) | 16 (9.6) | 38 (14.2) | .16 | 43 (28.6) | 2 (1.4) | .00* |
Mobility of joint functions (b710) | 50 (11.5) | 24 (14.5) | 26 (9.7) | .14 | 1 (.7) | 36 (25,4) | .00* |
Walking (d450) | 27 (6.2) | 10 (6) | 17(6.4) | .89 | 1 (.7) | 19 (13.4) | .00* |
Structure of trunk (s760) | 26 (6) | 17 (10.2) | 9 (3.4) | .00* | 1 (.7) | 22 (15.5) | .00* |
Lifting and carrying objects (d430) | 23 (5.3) | 13 (7.8) | 10 (3.7) | .07 | 0 (0) | 16 (11.3) | .00* |
Maintaining body position (d415) | 22 (5.1) | 9 (5.4) | 13 (4.9) | .80 | 1 (.7) | 18 (12.7) | .00* |