Heterogeneity in the associations between common mental disorders and labour outcomes – a population study from southern Sweden

Table 1 Descriptive statistics of study population

	Case (%) (n = 38,304)	Control (%) (n = 38,304)	Total (%) (n = 76,608)
Sex
Female	63	63	63
Male	37	37	37
Age ***
20–29	18	18	18
30–39	27	26	26
40–49	30	30	30
50–59	26	26	26
Education ***
Mandatory	14	14	14
Secondary	48	49	48
Higher	37	38	37
Foreign born	18	19	19
Resident of Skåne ***	100	13	56
Year of inclusion in the study
2009	26	26	26
2010	40	40	40
2011	33	33	33
Employed year −1 ***	79	83	81
On sick leave year −1 ***	19	9	14
Sick leave (days) year − 1 ***	20.79 (0.35)	6.00 (0.17)	13.33 (0.19)
Disability pension year −1 ***	14	6	10
Disposable income year −1 (in quintiles) ***
Income Q1	22	18	20
Income Q2	21	19	20
Income Q3	20	20	20
Income Q4	19	21	20
Income Q5	17	23	20
Not employed year 1–3 ***	40	21	31
On sick leave year 1–3 ***	43	20	32
Disability pension year 1–3 ***	12	6	9

Note: Differences between cases and controls are studied in univariable analyses using t-test and Chi2-test. For continuous variables standard errors are presented in parenthesis. Year −1 corresponds to the year before diagnosis. Year 1 is the year of diagnosis and years 2 and 3 are the two years following year of diagnosis. Statistically significant differences are noted on *** 1% level

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