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Table 3 Associations between education, income, and sick leave (SL)

From: Socioeconomic status and sick leave granted for mental and somatic disorders: a prospective study of young adult twins

  

Crude

Adjusteda

Fully adjustedb

  

b

(95% C.I.)

b

(95% C.I.)

b

(95% C.I.)

SL somatic

Education

−0.67

(−0.79, −0.54)

−0.69

(−0.82, 0.57)

−0.68

(−0.80, −0.55)

 

Income

−0.64

(−0.74, −0.53)

−0.24

(−0.35, −0.13)

−0.05

(−0.15, 0.06)

SL mental

Education

−0.23

(−0.31, −0.15)

−0.22

(−0.30, −0.14)

−0.19

(−0.27, −0.10)

 

Income

−0.24

(−0.30, −0.18)

−0.17

(−0.24, −0.11)

−0.12

(−0.19, −0.05)

SL any

Education

−0.92

(−1.08, −0.76)

−0.92

(−1.08, −0.75)

−0.88

(−1.04, −0.72)

 

Income

−0.91

(−1.04, −0.78)

−0.36

(−0.50, −0.23)

−0.12

(−0.25, 0.02)

N

 

6103

 

6103

 

6103

 
  1. SL granted for somatic, mental, and any disorder. Increase or reduction in sick leave of percentage points per unit increase in education or income.
  2. Notes: Bold values signify p < 0.05; a)Adjusted for sex and birth year; b)Income and education analyzed jointly, adjusted for sex and birth year.