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Table 4 Absolute (SII) and relative (RII) occupational class differences in sickness absence by diagnostic causes, men 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

0.14 (0.14, 0.15)

0.13 (0.13, 0.14)

0.12 (0.12, 0.13)

0.11 (0.11, 0.12)

<0.0001

Musculoskeletal

0.08 (0.07, 0.08)

0.07 (0.07, 0.07)

0.06 (0.06, 0.06)

0.06 (0.05, 0.06)

<0.0001

Mental

0.00 (0.00, 0.01)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.1907

Injuries

0.03 (0.03, 0.03)

0.03 (0.03, 0.03)

0.03 (0.03, 0.03)

0.03 (0.02, 0.03)

<0.0001

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)

0.1079

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)

0.0032

Cardiovascular

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

<0.0001

Respiratory

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

0.01 (0.00, 0.01)

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

0.00 (0.00, 0.00)

<0.0001

Digestive system

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

0.01 (0.00, 0.01)

0.01 (0.00, 0.01)

0.01 (0.01, 0.01)

0.2039

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)

<0.0001

RII b

Any cause

3.76 (3.66, 3.87)

3.62 (3.52, 3.72)

3.51 (3.41, 3.61)

3.51 (3.40, 3.62)

<0.0001

Musculoskeletal

10.77 (10.20, 11.37)

9.27 (8.82, 9.80)

8.33 (7.89, 8.79)

8.54 (8.06, 9.05)

<0.0001

Mental

1.22 (1.13, 1.31)

1.13 (1.06, 1.22)

1.22 (1.13, 1.32)

1.22 (1.12, 1.33)

0.7980

Injuries

4.46 (4.17, 4.77)

4.07 (3.81, 4.35)

3.83 (3.59, 4.10)

3.53 (3.29, 3.78)

<0.0001

Neoplasms

1.66 (1.42, 1.94)

1.42 (1.22, 1.65)

1.41 (1.22, 1.64)

1.39 (1.19, 1.62)

0.0081

Nervous system

5.95 (5.08, 6.97)

5.62 (4.81, 6.56)

6.23 (5.31, 7.32)

6.55 (5.57, 7.71)

0.6117

Cardiovascular

2.45 (2.21, 2.71)

2.59 (2.32, 2.88)

2.62 (2.34, 2.94)

2.62 (2.32, 2.96)

0.3322

Respiratory

2.65 (2.36, 2.98)

2.63 (2.33, 2.98)

2.35 (2.10, 2.63)

2.21 (1.93, 2.53)

0.0329

Digestive system

1.95 (1.76, 2.16)

2.14 (1.92, 2.38)

2.16 (1.94, 2.42)

2.38 (2.12, 2.67)

0.0125

Other diagnoses

2.92 (2.67, 3.19)

3.07 (2.80, 3.36)

2.78 (2.52, 3.01)

2.66 (2.41, 2.95)

0.5200

  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