N = 1352 | Non-responders n = 909 | Responders n = 443 | p value |
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Women, n (%) | 520 (57) | 273 (62) | 0.12 A |
Age, average years (SD) | 41.3 (11.8) | 44.4 (10.8) | 0.05 B |
Work n (%) | Â | Â | 0.15 A |
Farming, fishery, industry | 150 (17) | 65 (15) | Â |
Construction, trading and transport | 231 (25) | 109 (25) | Â |
Communication, information, finance, insurance, real estate and consultancy | 103 (11) | 49 (11) | Â |
Public administration, teaching, health, culture and leisure | 329 (36) | 189 (43) | Â |
Other | 36 (4) | 11 (2) | Â |
Missing | 60 (7) | 20 (5) | Â |
Self-reported reason for sickness absence n (%) | Â | Â | <0.001 A |
Musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) | 387 (43) | 244 (55) | Â |
Common mental disorder (CMD) | 294 (32) | 94 (21) | Â |
Stress | 95 (19) | 52 (12) | Â |
Functional somatic syndrome/unknown | 19 (2) | 10 (2) | Â |
Heart disorder, lung disorder, cancer | 36 (4) | 12 (3) | Â |
Other | 78 (9) | 31 (7) | Â |
Previous year before inclusion median (iqr) | |||
Employment or unemployment, weeks | 42 (26-46) | 42 (33-45) | 0.35 C |
Duration of sickness absence, weeks | 7 (5-12) | 7 (6-11) | 0.43 C |
Health care utilization | |||
Visits in general practice | 11 (7-18) | 12 (7-18) | 0.30 C |
Visits in physiotherapist clinics | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-1) | 0.30 C |
Visits in out-patient clinics | 2 (1-6) | 3 (1-6) | 0.58 C |
Visits in psychiatric out-patient clinics | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0.19 C |
Admissions in hospitals | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0.45 C |
Admissions in psychiatric hospitals | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0.02 C |
One year after inclusion | |||
Labour market participation n (%) | Â | Â | 0.92 A |
Non-RTW | 309 (34) | 146 (33) | Â |
RTW | 548 (60) | 273 (62) | Â |
Old age and disability pension | 50 (6) | 22 (5) | Â |
Died | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | Â |