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Table 3 Absolute (SII) and relative (RII) occupational class differences in sickness absence by diagnostic causes, women a

From: Occupational class differences in diagnostic-specific sickness absence: a register-based study in the Finnish population, 2005–2014

Diseases

2005

2008

2011

2014

p for trend

SII b

Any cause

0.12 (0.12, 0.13)

0.12 (0.11, 0.12)

0.12 (0.12, 0.12)

0.11 (0.11, 0.12)

<0.0001

Musculoskeletal

0.08 (0.07, 0.08)

0.08 (0.07, 0.08)

0.07 (0.07, 0.07)

0.07 (0.06, 0.07)

<0.0001

Mental

0.01 (0.00, 0.01)

0.01 (0.00, 0.01)

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

0.5135

Injuries

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

0.01 (0.01, 0.02)

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

0.8005

Neoplasms

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.4891

Nervous system

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

<0.0001

Cardiovascular

0.00 (0.00, 0.01)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

<0.0001

Respiratory

0.00 (0.00, 0.01)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

<0.0001

Digestive system

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.6261

Other diagnoses

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

0.9142

RII b

Any cause

2.12 (2.08, 2.16)

2.08 (2.04, 2.13)

2.09 (2.05, 2.14)

2.12 (2.08, 2.17)

0.8737

Musculoskeletal

4.99 (4.80, 5.18)

4.67 (4.50, 4.84)

4.67 (4.50, 4.85)

4.88 (4.68, 5.08)

0.0570

Mental

1.18 (1.12, 1.24)

1.19 (1.14, 1.25)

1.24 (1.18, 1.31)

1.26 (1.19, 1.33)

0.2494

Injuries

2.21 (2.07, 2.37)

2.08 (1.95, 2.28)

2.08 (1.94, 2.22)

2.04 (1.91, 2.19)

0.2226

Neoplasms

1.00 (0.91, 1.10)

0.89 (0.81, 0.98)

0.98 (0.89, 1.08)

0.96 (0.87, 1.05)

0.8106

Nervous system

4.70 (4.23, 5.23)

4.08 (3.67, 4.54)

3.87 (3.47, 4.31)

3.62 (3.24, 4.05)

0.0002

Cardiovascular

2.10 (1.90, 2.32)

2.13 (1.90, 2.37)

2.00 (1.77, 2.25)

2.59 (2.27, 2.96)

0.0227

Respiratory

1.49 (1.36, 1.63)

1.34 (1.22, 1.47)

1.18 (1.08, 1.28)

1.15 (1.04, 1.27)

<0.0001

Digestive system

1.43 (1.27, 1.60)

1.46 (1.29, 1.64)

1.42 (1.26, 1.60)

1.56 (1.38, 1.76)

0.6433

Other diagnoses

1.38 (1.31, 1.45)

1.43 (1.36, 1.52)

1.44 (1.36, 1.52)

1.53 (1.44, 1.62)

0.0042

  1. 95% confidence intervals are shown in parentheses
  2. a SII Slope Index of Inequality, RII Relative Index of Inequality
  3. b Age-adjusted; age was classified into 5-year age groups