Characteristics of individuals receiving disability benefits in the Netherlands and predictors of leaving the disability benefit scheme: a retrospective cohort study with five-year follow-up

Table 9 Relation between comorbidity and socio-demographic characteristics and main diagnosis for work disability

Comorbidity^a	Independent variables	Coefficient	Standard error	Z statistic	p-value	Relative risk ratio
Multiple mental, multiple physical or comorbidity of mental and physical disorders	Intercept	-0.231	0.057	−4.08	0.000
	Gender
	Male	1.00 (ref)
	Female	0.103	0.024	4.37	0.000	0.80
	Age	0.016	0.001	13.99	0.000	1.11
	Educational level
	Low	1.00 (ref)
	Secondary	−0.193	0.029	−6.71	0.000	0.82
	High	−0.382	0.038	−9.96	0.000	0.68
	Unknown	−0.670	0.037	−17.88	0.000	0.51
	Main diagnosis
	Mental	1.00 (ref)
	Musculoskeletal	−0.044	0.031	−1.40	0.160	0.96
	Nervous system	−0.723	0.043	−16.73	0.000	0.49
	Cardiovascular	−0.121	0.045	−2.66	0.008	0.89
	Cancer	−0.887	0.048	−18.41	0.000	0.41
	Other	−0.095	0.038	−2.53	0.013	0.91

^aReference category is no comorbid disorders (single mental or single physical disorder)

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