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Table 2 Proportion of lost workdays and individuals with sick leave granted for the different diagnostic categories

From: Mood, anxiety, and alcohol use disorders and later cause-specific sick leave in young adult employees

Officially registered sick leave diagnosis

Lost workdays

Individuals with sick leave in an average year

Individuals with sick leave during follow-up

All-cause

4.6 %

15.0 %

52.1 %

Mental

1.2 %

3.6 %

16.5 %

Somatic

3.0 %

10.8 %

41.6 %

  1. Note: All-cause sick leave includes sick leaves with unknown diagnosis (6.9 % of sick days). Pregnancy related sick leave is not included in any of the variables
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BMC Public Health

ISSN: 1471-2458

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