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Table 4 Characteristic of labour market sequences in exposure groups

From: Labour market trajectories following sickness absence due to self-reported all cause morbidity—a longitudinal study

 

Mental health reasons

n = 721

Mean (sd)

Other health reasons

n = 1,297

Mean (sd)

Diff

p-value*

Mean duration in

 Sickness absence

27.50 (17.57)

22.53 (17.76)

4.97

<0.0001

 Work

15.96 (17.20)

22.45 (19.00)

−6.49

<0.0001

 Unemployment

3.38 (6.69)

2.80 (7.12)

0.58

0.07

 Temporary support

4.18 (9.49)

2.91 (8.14)

1.27

<0.01

 Permanent support

0.98 (5.42)

1.31 (6.23)

−0.33

0.24

Mean number of episodes in

 Sickness absence

1.32 (0.78)

1.37 (0.99)

−0.05

0.25

 Work

1.02 (1.07)

1.17 (1.21)

−0.15

<0.01

 Unemployment

0.62 (1.14)

0.50 (1.12)

0.11

0.03

 Temporary support

0.52 (0.97)

0.38 (0.86)

0.14

<0.001

 Permanent support

0.05 (0.22)

0.06 (0.25)

−0.02

0.17

Mean number of episodes (total)

3.52 (2.90)

3.48 (2.93)

0.04

0.76

Mean number of different elements in sequence

2.32 (0.97)

2.27 (0.84)

0.05

0.20

Volatility indicator

0.37 (0.24)

0.40 (0.22)

−0.04

<0.001

Integration indicator

0.36 (0.38)

0.49 (0.40)

−0.13

<0.0001

  1. Abbreviations: SD standard deviation
  2. *p-values generated by means of the “ttesti” syntax in STATA