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Table 1 Characteristics at baseline for the 7245 individuals, 19–30 years, with incident common mental disorders (CMDs), i.e. depressive, anxiety and stress-related disorders, during 2007 (CMD-group)

From: Trajectories of work disability and unemployment among young adults with common mental disorders

  

CMD-group N (%)

Sociodemographic factors

 Sex

Male

2925 (40.4)

Female

4320 (59.6)

 Age1

19–24 years

3385 (46.7)

25–30 years

3860 (53.3)

 Educational level1

Low (0–9 years)

1845 (25.5)

Medium (> 9–12 years)

3523 (48.6)

High (> 12 years)

1877 (25.9)

 Family composition1

Married/living together without child at home

202 (2.8)

Married/living together with child at home

924 (12.8)

Single without child at home

5729 (79.1)

Single with child at home

390 (5.4)

 Type of living area1

Big cities

2861 (39.5)

Medium cities

2675 (36.9)

Small cities/villages

1709 (23.6)

 Region of birth

Sweden

6240 (86.1)

Western countries

424 (5.9)

Non-Western countries

581 (8.0)

 Unemployment2

No days

5314 (73.3)

1–179 days

1608 (22.2)

>  180 days

323 (4.5)

 Sickness absence2

No days

5435 (75.0)

1–89 days

1109 (15.3)

>  90 days

701 (9.7)

Medical factors

 Mental comorbidities other than CMD3

No comorbid mental disorder/comorbid CMD only

6284 (86.7)

Behavioral/emotional/developmental disorders4

391 (5.4)

Substance abuse disorders5

337 4.7)

Other affective/anxiety disorders6

139 (1.9)

Other mental disorders7

94 (1.3)

 Somatic disorders8

No

1654 (22.8)

Yes

5591 (77.2)

  1. 1Measured at 31st of December in 2006. Missing education is considered to be low educational level
  2. 2Measured during 2006
  3. 3Measured 2004–07 as last main mental diagnosis other than a CMD
  4. 4International Classification of Diseases version 10 (ICD-10): F50-F59 (behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors), F60-F69 (disorders of adult personality and behaviour), F80-F89 (disorders of psychological development), F90-F99 (behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence)
  5. 5ICD-10: F10-F19 (mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use)
  6. 6ICD-10: F30-F31 (manic episode and bipolar affective disorder), F34-F39 (persistent, other and unspecific mood disorders), F44-F48 (dissociative, somatoform and other neurotic disorders)
  7. 7ICD-10: F00-F09 (organic, including symptomatic, mental disorders), F20-F29 (schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders) and F70-F79 (mental retardation)
  8. 8All diagnoses except ICD-10 chapter V (mental disorders)