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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Determinants for return to work among sickness certified patients in general practice

 

Women

Men

 

n

Mean (SD) or%

n

Mean (SD) or%

Age, years

    

Mean

482

39.1 (12.04)

461

39.2 (11.66)

Inter-quartile range

 

29-49

 

30-48

Employed,%

365

75.7

356

77.2

Born in Sweden,%

389

80.7

342

74.2

Swedish citizen,%

454

94.2

429

93.1

Marital status,%

    

Never married

195

40.5

218

47.3

Married or cohabiting

183

38.0

162

35.1

Divorced

90

18.7

79

17.1

Widowed

12

2.5

2

0.4

Annual salary at baseline, €

    

Mean

373

20,127 (5,386)

342

24,241 (8,195)

Inter-quartile range

 

17,333-23,333

 

20,000-26,667

Sick leave before baseline, days

    

Mean

 

55.1 (105.82)

 

48.8 (94.69)

Inter-quartile range

 

0-49

 

0-35

Full-time sick leave at baseline

431

89.4

430

93.3

Sick leave diagnoses,%

    

Musculoskeletal disease

150

31.1

152

33.0

Psychiatric disease

131

27.2

90

19.5

Respiratory disease

88

18.3

70

15.2

Injury, poisoning

17

3.5

34

7.4

Symptoms and signs

33

6.9

31

6.7

Infectious-parasite disease

12

2.5

20

4.3

Dermatology disease

9

1.9

9

2.0

Cardiovascular disease

8

1.7

10

2.2

Genitourinary system disease

7

1.5

8

1.7

Digestive system disease

5

1.0

13

2.8

Eye or ear disease

5

1.0

6

1.3

Nervous system disease

5

1.0

5

1.1

Endocrine-metabolic disease

4

0.8

3

0.7

Blood disease

3

0.6

1

0.2

Pregnancy, childbirth

1

0.2

0

-

Miscellaneous

4

0.8

9

2.0

  1. Baseline characteristics of the study population.