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Table 1 Demographics of participants Cause of sick leave, self-reported: 1 Back/neck; 2 Depression; 3 Other mental diagnosis; 4 Cardiovascular; 5 Accident; 6 Other Education, self-reported: 1 Elementary school or equivalent; 2 2 years of high school or vocational school; 3 3–4 years of high school; 4 University or college, 2.5 years or shorter (<180 HP); 5 University or college, 3 years or longer (≥180 HP); 6 Other education

From: Losing independence – the lived experience of being long-term sick-listed

No

Gender

Age

Months of sick leave

Degree of sick leave

Cause of sick leave

Ethnicity

Education

1

Male

43

5-11

Part-time

1, 5

Foreign

2

2

Male

61

3-5

Part-time

4, 5

Foreign

1

3

Female

62

>12

Part-time

1, 2, 3

Swedish

3

4

Female

57

>12

Part-time

1, 5

Swedish

3

5

Male

60

3-5

Full

1, 5, 6

Swedish

2

6

Female

37

>12

Full

3

Swedish

5

7

Female

48

>12

Part-time

1, 2, 3

Swedish

2

8

Male

53

>12

Part-time

2

Swedish

6

9

Female

63

>12

Full

4

Swedish

4

10

Male

61

>12

Full

6

Swedish

1

11

Female

36

>12

Part-time

2

Swedish

3

12

Female

63

5-11

Full

6

Swedish

5

13

Male

46

5-11

Part-time

1

Swedish

2

14

Male

52

>12

Full

4

Swedish

2

15

Female

64

>12

Full

6

Foreign

5

16

Female

31

>12

Part-time

1

Swedish

1