Table 1 Descriptive statistics for individuals (N = 36304) with sickness absence due to stress-related mental disorders (SRMD) initiated in 2005 and subsequent disability pension (DP, 2006–2010)
All | DP | DP, mental | DP, somatic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | N | % | N, % | N, % | N, % |
Socio-demographic characteristics | |||||
Sex | |||||
Male | 9989 | 27.5 | 705 (7.1) | 543 (27.1) | 162 (22.2) |
Female | 26315 | 72.5 | 2030 (7.7) | 1461 (72.9) | 569 (77.8) |
Age (years) | |||||
17-25 | 1821 | 5.0 | 71 (3.9) | 61 (3.0) | 10 (1.4) |
26-35 | 8216 | 22.6 | 313 (3.8) | 261 (13.0) | 52 (7.1) |
36-45 | 11464 | 31.6 | 611 (5.3) | 505 (25.2) | 106 (14.5) |
46-55 | 9138 | 25.2 | 794 (8.7) | 564 (28.1) | 230 (31.5) |
56-65 | 5665 | 15.6 | 946 (16.7) | 613 (30.6) | 333 (45.6) |
Education (years) | |||||
0 to 9 | 4362 | 12.0 | 474 (10.9) | 314 (15.7) | 160 (21.9) |
10 to 12 | 18066 | 49.8 | 1292 (7.2) | 921 (46.0) | 371 (50.8) |
Above 12 | 13876 | 38.2 | 969 (7.0) | 769 (38.4) | 200 (27.4) |
Country of birth* | |||||
Sweden | 31763 | 87.5 | 2264 (7.1) | 1637 (81.7) | 627 (85.8) |
Other Nordic countries | 1313 | 3.6 | 121 (9.2) | 75 (3.7) | 46 (6.3) |
EU25 without Nordic countries | 717 | 2.0 | 57 (7.9) | 51 (2.5) | 6 (0.8) |
Rest of the world | 2511 | 6.9 | 293 (11.7) | 241 (12.0) | 52 (7.1) |
Place of residence** | |||||
Big cities | 14017 | 38.6 | 911 (6.5) | 734 (36.6) | 177 (24.2) |
Medium sized cities | 12869 | 35.4 | 1011 (7.9) | 699 (34.9) | 312 (42.7) |
Small towns/villages | 9418 | 25.9 | 813 (8.6) | 571 (28.5) | 242 (33.1) |
Type of familya | |||||
Married/cohabiting without children | 4663 | 12.8 | 619 (13.3) | 420 (21.0) | 199 (27.2) |
Married/cohabiting with children | 13955 | 38.4 | 795 (5.7) | 600 (29.9) | 195 (26.7) |
Single people without children | 11490 | 31.6 | 911 (7.9) | 671 (33.5) | 240 (32.8) |
Single people with children | 6196 | 17.1 | 410 (6.6) | 313 (15.6) | 97 (13.3) |
Sickness absence characteristics b | |||||
Number of spells | |||||
Only mental | 32586 | 89.8 | 2310 (7.1) | 1770 (88.3) | 540 (73.9) |
1 spell somatic | 3330 | 9.2 | 377 (11.3) | 210 (10.5) | 167 (22.8) |
> 1 spell somatic | 388 | 1.1 | 48 (12.4) | 24 (1.2) | 24 (3.3) |
Duration (days)c | |||||
1-14 | 10157 | 28.0 | 307 (25) | 167 (8.3) | 140 (19.2) |
15-90 | 17370 | 47.8 | 575 (3.3) | 338 (16.9) | 237 (32.4) |
91-180 | 3742 | 10.3 | 220 (5.9) | 171 (8.5) | 49 (6.7) |
181-365 | 2469 | 6.8 | 420 (17.0) | 313 (15.6) | 107 (14.6) |
> 365 | 2566 | 7.1 | 1213 (47.3) | 1015 (50.6) | 198 (27.1) |
Health care characteristics | |||||
Length of hospital stay due to mental diagnoses (days)d | |||||
No hospital stay | 35036 | 96.5 | 2492 (7.1) | 1782 (88.9) | 710 (97.1) |
1 to 8 | 663 | 1.8 | 102 (15.4) | 91 (4.5) | 11 (1.5) |
> 8 | 605 | 1.7 | 141 (23.3) | 131 (6.5) | 10 (1.4) |
Length of hospital stay due to somatic diagnoses (days)d | |||||
No hospital stay | 25619 | 70.6 | 1752 (6.8) | 1334 (66.6) | 418 (57.2) |
1 to 4 | 5797 | 16.0 | 528 (9.1) | 374 (18.7) | 154 (21.1) |
> 4 | 4888 | 13.5 | 455 (9.3) | 296 (14.8) | 159 (21.8) |
Outpatient care visit due to mental diagnosesd | |||||
No visits | 33013 | 90.9 | 2242 (6.8) | 1581 (78.9) | 661 (90.4) |
1 | 1763 | 4.9 | 200 (11.3) | 162 (8.1) | 38 (5.2) |
> 1 | 1528 | 4.2 | 293 (19.2) | 261 (13.0) | 32 (4.4) |
Outpatient care visit due to somatic diagnosesd | |||||
No visits | 8806 | 24.3 | 462 (5.2) | 356 (17.8) | 106 (14.5) |
1 to 4 | 16238 | 44.7 | 1075 (6.6) | 795 (39.7) | 280 (38.3) |
> 4 | 11260 | 31.0 | 1198 (10.6) | 853 (42.6) | 345 (47.2) |