Has the association between low school performance and the risk of disability benefit due to mental disorders become stronger over time?

Table 2 Compulsory school graduation cohort and risk of disability benefits due to mental disorders during follow-up 2003–2011, stratified by school performance at the time of leaving compulsory school

	Low school performance^a		Higher school performance^b		Low school performance^a,c		Higher school performance^b,c		Low school performance^a,d		Low school performance^a,c,d
	HR^e	95%CI	HR^e	95%CI	HR^e	95%CI	HR^e	95%CI	HR^e	95%CI	HR^e	95%CI
2000/01	1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00
2002/03	1.26	1.07–1.50	1.14	0.96–1.37	0.97	0.82–1.15	0.93	0.78–1.11	1.21	1.01–1.46	0.93	0.77–1.12
2004/05	1.78	1.50–2.11	1.38	1.14–1.66	1.19	1.01–1.41	0.97	0.80–1.17	1.77	1.47–2.13	1.19	1.00–1.43
2006/07	2.35	1.97–2.79	1.55	1.26–1.91	1.38	1.15–1.65	0.95	0.77–1.18	2.49	2.06–3.00	1.45	1.20–1.76

^adefined as the lowest quintile of merit rating (calculated on the basis of at least 8 school subjects) or ≥ 9 incomplete courses at the time of leaving compulsory school
^bdefined as merit rating above the lowest quintile
^cadjusted for mental disorders before finishing ninth grade
^dindividuals who had ≥9 incomplete courses excluded (n = 8589)
^ehazard ratio

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