Table 3 Proportion reporting each chronic disease group among the newly sick-listed and the general population ^#

Neoplastic disease

3.2 (2.1–4.2)

0.7 (0.3–1.1)

0.03 (0.01–0.04)*

4.1 (3.2-4.9)

0.9 (0.5–1.3)

0.03 (0.02–0.04)*

Endocrine

5.5 (4.1–6.9)

3.2 (2.4–4.1)

0.02 (0.01–0.04)*

8.2 (7.0–9.3)

5.2 (4.2–6.1)

0.03 (0.02–0.04)*

Psychiatric

8.4 (6.7–10.0)

4.1 (3.2–5.0)

0.04 (0.02–0.06)*

11.4 (10.0–12.8)

6.9 (5.8–8.0)

0.05 (0.03–0.06)*

Neurologic

4.1 (2.9–5.3)

2.4 (1.7–3.2)

0.02 (0.00–0.03)

4.3 (3.5–5.2)

3.3 (2.5–4.0)

0.01 (0.00–0.02)

Cardiovascular

16.8 (14.5–19.0)

9.8 (8.4–11.2)

0.07 (0.04–0.10)*

10.5 (9.2–11.8)

7.4 (6.3–8.5)

0.03 (0.01–0.05)*

Pulmonary

10.4 (8.6–12.3)

11.0 (9.6–12.5)

−0.01 (−0.03–0.02)

13.8 (12.3–15.3)

13.1 (11.7–14.5)

0.01 (−0.01–0.03)

Gastrointestinal

12.6 (10.6–14.6)

7.6 (6.3–8.8)

0.05 (0.03–0.07)*

15.4 (13.9–17.0)

12.1 (10.7–13.5)

0.03 (0.01–0.05)*

Skin and allergic

8.1 (6.5–9.7)

7.0 (5.8–8.2)

0.01 (−0.01–0.03)

10.5 (9.2–11.8)

10.7 (9.4–12.0)

0.00 (−0.02–0.02)

Musculoskeletal

21.5 (19.1–24.0)

14.4 (12.8–16.1)

0.07 (0.04–0.10)*

29.1 (27.2–31.0)

20.0 (18.4–21.7)

0.09 (0.07–0.12)*

Rheumatic

2.8 (1.8–3.8)

1.4 (0.8–2.0)

0.01 (0.00–0.03)

6.5 (5.5–7.6)

3.9 (3.1–4.7)

0.03 (0.01–0.04)*

Gynaecologic

–

–

5.0 (4.1–5.9)

3.9 (3.1–4.6)

0.01 (0.00–0.02)

Other

5.2 (3.9–6.5)

2.8 (2.0–3.5)

0.02 (0.01–0.04)*

3.3 (2.6–4.1)

2.6 (1.9–3.2)

0.01 (0.00–0.02)

No Disease

33.2 (30.4–36.0)

54.2 (51.8–56.5)

−0.21 (−0.25– -0.17)*

29.1 (27.2–31.1)

45.7 (43.6–47.8)

−0.17 (−0.19– -0.14)*

One chronic disease

44.7 (41.8–47.7)

32.6 (30.4–34.8)

0.12 (0.08–0.16)*

37.8 (35.8–39.9)

32.3 (30.3–34.3)

0.06 (0.03–0.08)*

More than one chronic disease

22.1 (19.6–24.6)

13.2 (11.6–14.8)

0.09 (0.06–0.12)*

33.0 (31.0–35.0)

22.0 (20.3–23.8)

0.11 (0.08–0.14)*