Table 3 The probability (hazard ratio, HR) for full early or partial early return-to-work (RTW), given the last day in the medical sickness certificate

I

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

10,405

1.36 (1.29–1.44)

0.80 (0.71–0.91)

7,879

1.32 (1.25–1.41)

0.64 (0.55–0.75)

II

Neoplasms

31,154

0.62 (0.60–0.64)

0.82 (0.78–0.86)

16,109

0.62 (0.60–0.65)

0.85 (0.80–0.90)

IV

Endocrine, nutritional, metabolic diseases

16,929

1.45 (1.39–1.51)

0.74 (0.68–0.82)

6,127

1.14 (1.07–1.22)

0.51 (0.42–0.61)

V

Mental and behavioural disorders

184,028

0.52 (0.51–0.53)

0.51 (0.50–0.53)

78,431

0.47 (0.46–0.49)

0.46 (0.44–0.49)

VII

Diseases of the nervous system

28,088

1.19 (1.16–1.23)

0.70 (0.65–0.75)

13,746

1.00 (0.96–1.05)

0.62 (0.56–0.68)

IX

Diseases of the circulatory system

17,103

0.64 (0.61–0.68)

0.55 (0.51–0.60)

27,983

0.57 (0.55–0.59)

0.65 (0.61–0.69)

X

Diseases of the respiratory system

44,206

1.92 (1.86–1.97)

0.69 (0.64–0.74)

22,228

1.69 (1.63–1.76)

0.63 (0.56–0.70)

XI

Diseases of the digestive system

21,268

1.12 (1.07–1.16)

0.66 (0.60–0.72)

22,171

1.18 (1.13–1.22)

0.69 (0.63–0.76)

XIII

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system

167,612

1

1

124,945

1

1

XIV

Diseases of the genitourinary system

19,749

1.47 (1.41–1.53)

0.73 (0.66–0.79)

5,419

1.01 (0.93–1.09)

0.75 (0.64–0.88)

XVIII

Symptoms and signs

28,971

0.83 (0.80–0.86)

0.68 (0.63–0.73)

14,279

0.75 (0.72–0.79)

0.60 (0.55–0.67)

XIX

Injury and poisoning

67,000

1.21 (1.18–1.23)

1.44 (1.39–1.49)

84,980

1.20 (1.17–1.22)

1.10 (1.06–1.14)

Other diagnosis chapter

27,255

1.06 (1.02–1.10)

0.70 (0.65–0.75)

17,136

0.93 (0.89–0.97)

0.70 (0.64–0.76)

Missing data/unknown

1,230

0.94 (0.81–1.09)

0.37 (0.26–0.51)

896

0.80 (0.68–0.95)

0.46 (0.33–0.64)

16–29

74,805

1.42 (1.39–1.46)

1.09 (1.04–1.14)

62,062

1.29 (1.26–1.32)

0.90 (0.85–0.95)

30–39

130,212

1

1

76,761

1

1

40–49

184,271

0.89 (0.88–0.91)

1.00 (0.96–1.04)

108,470

0.91 (0.88–0.93)

1.01 (0.97–1.06)

50–59

190,350

0.86 (0.84–0.88)

0.91 (0.88–0.95)

126,679

0.79 (0.77–0.81)

0.88 (0.84–0.93)

≥60

85,360

0.86 (0.84–0.88)

0.67 (0.63–0.70)

68,357

0.79 (0.77–0.81)

0.67 (0.63–0.71)

Sweden

564,043

1

1

369,501

1

1

Not Sweden

100,955

0.85 (0.83–0.87)

0.67 (0.65–0.70)

72,828

0.76 (0.74–0.78)

0.59 (0.56–0.62)

Compulsory education

84,612

0.88 (0.86–0.90)

0.81 (0.77–0.85)

96,543

0.90 (0.89–0.92)

0.85 (0.82–0.89)

Secondary education

358,839

1

1

259,013

1

1

Tertiary education

221,547

1.12 (1.10–1.14)

1.19 (1.15–1.23)

86,773

1.13 (1.10–1.15)

1.42 (1.36–1.47)

No

556,381

1

1

368,705

1

1

Yes

108,617

1.07 (1.05–1.10)

1.06 (1.02–1.11)

73,624

1.04 (1.01–1.06)

1.04 (1.00–1.09)

Permanently employed

573,358

1

1

377,754

1

1

Short-term employed

11,718

1.20 (1.15–1.25)

0.68 (0.61–0.76)

5,370

1.06 (0.99–1.13)

0.78 (0.67–0.90)

Self-employed

11,614

0.78 (0.75–0.80)

0.32 (0.29–0.34)

22,371

0.75 (0.72–0.77)

0.20 (0.18–0.22)

Unemployed

53,947

0.71 (0.67–0.75)

1.80 (1.67–1.94)

34,679

0.66 (0.63–0.69)

1.43 (1.34–1.53)

Parental leave

13,743

0.85 (0.81–0.90)

0.61 (0.55–0.68)

1,973

0.85 (0.76–0.95)

0.64 (0.51–0.82)

Student

618

1.54 (1.33–1.79)

0.64 (0.40–1.01)

182

1.19 (0.90–1.59)

0.52 (0.20–1.37)

Working

598,522

1

1

398,393

1

1

Not working, have income

30,805

0.88 (0.83–0.92)

0.65 (0.59–0.72)

19,433

1.01 (0.96–1.06)

0.75 (0.66–0.85)

Not working, no income

11,020

0.79 (0.74–0.84)

0.68 (0.59–0.79)

7,585

0.73 (0.68–0.79)

0.72 (0.60–0.87)

Missing data/unknown

24,651

0.76 (0.72–0.80)

0.53 (0.47–0.60)

16,918

0.77 (0.73–0.82)

0.78 (0.68–0.90)

Private company

234,979

1.18 (1.14–1.22)

1.47 (1.40–1.55)

314,721

1.06 (1.01–1.11)

0.99 (0.91–1.08)

State

28,233

1.03 (1.01–1.05)

1.26 (1.21–1.31)

15,064

0.86 (0.82–0.92)

1.17 (1.06–1.30)

County council

65,131

1.02 (0.99–1.05)

1.07 (1.00–1.14)

8,773

0.99 (0.96–1.03)

1.15 (1.06–1.24)

Municipality

240,485

1

1

36,145

1

1

State or municipality owned company

31,107

1.03 (1.01–1.05)

1.21 (1.17–1.26)

29,721

0.88 (0.86–0.91)

1.15 (1.09–1.23)

Other organisation

29,392

1.08 (1.05–1.12)

1.24 (1.17–1.31)

13,402

0.93 (0.89–0.98)

0.97 (0.88–1.07)

1

Legislators, senior officials and managers

14,107

1.32 (1.26–1.38)

2.18 (2.04–2.32)

14,679

1.08 (1.03–1.13)

1.81 (1.67–1.97)

2

Professionals

78,673

1.39 (1.35–1.43)

1.89 (1.80–1.98)

32,249

1.28 (1.24–1.34)

1.88 (1.75–2.03)

3

Technicians and associate professionals

108,525

1.26 (1.23–1.29)

1.69 (1.62–1.76)

45,918

1.26 (1.22–1.31)

1.69 (1.58–1.81)

4

Clerks

54,999

1.31 (1.27–1.34)

1.92 (1.84–2.01)

21,919

1.10 (1.06–1.15)

1.32 (1.21–1.44)

5

Service workers and shop sales workers

236,067

1

1

37,841

1

1

6

Skilled agricultural and fishery workers

3,009

1.02 (0.93–1.13)

1.43 (1.22–1.68)

8,572

0.98 (0.91–1.05)

1.61 (1.45–1.79)

7

Craft and related trades workers

6,465

1.07 (1.00–1.15)

1.25 (1.11–1.42)

93,131

1.02 (0.99–1.05)

0.92 (0.86–0.98)

8

Plant and machine operators, assemblers

25,963

1.02 (0.99–1.07)

1.01 (0.94–1.09)

85,551

1.06 (1.03–1.10)

0.90 (0.84–0.96)

9

Elementary occupations

51,508

0.95 (0.92–0.98)

1.05 (0.99–1.12)

30,694

0.97 (0.93–1.01)

0.86 (0.79–0.95)

0

Armed forces

116

1.46 (1.03–2.08)

1.01 (0.50–2.04)

819

1.38 (1.21–1.58)

1.01 (0.74–1.38)

Missing data/unknown

85,566

1.23 (1.19–1.29)

1.31 (1.22–1.42)

70,956

1.04 (0.99–1.08)

0.98 (0.90–1.07)

<100 000

39,613

1.09 (1.05–1.12)

0.79 (0.73–0.85)

27,289

1.03 (0.99–1.07)

0.77 (0.70–0.84)

100 000–199 999

139,175

0.93 (0.91–0.95)

0.76 (0.73–0.79)

56,053

0.94 (0.91–0.97)

0.78 (0.73–0.82)

200 000–299 999

312,278

1

1

141,474

1

1

300 000–399 999

130,913

1.26 (1.24–1.28)

1.34 (1.30–1.39)

149,323

1.26 (1.24–1.29)

1.25 (1.20–1.30)

≥400 000

43,019

1.49 (1.45–1.53)

1.83 (1.75–1.91)

68,190

1.71 (1.67–1.75)

1.72 (1.65–1.80)