Table 2 Results from the generalized linear model to predict the non-specific days of incapacity to work (due to any diagnosis) by self-reported mental distress, controlled for socio-demographic characteristics of the sample

Constant

6.44

4.95

8.38

< .001

6.39

4.85

8.41

< .001

 Male^a

32.2

22.9

45.4

1.00

22.5

15.2

33.2

1.00

 Female

37.8

27.8

51.6

1.17

0.97

1.42

.093

27.2

19.0

39.1

1.21

1.00

1.47

.052

 18–33 years^a

28.4

20.1

40.2

1.00

21.0

14.2

31.2

1.00

 34–49 years

35.0

25.4

48.2

1.23

1.03

1.48

.026

22.8

15.7

33.0

1.08

0.89

1.31

.412

 50–65 years

42.8

31.4

58.5

1.51

1.26

1.81

< .001

31.6

22.0

45.4

1.51

1.25

1.82

< .001

 Married^a

33.0

24.1

45.1

1.00

23.2

16.2

33.4

1.00

 Not married

37.0

26.8

51.1

1.12

0.99

1.27

.072

26.3

18.1

38.2

1.13

0.99

1.29

.065

 13 years (A-Level)^a

25.1

18.1

34.9

1.00

16.5

11.3

24.2

1.00

 10 years

30.3

22.1

41.5

1.21

1.04

1.40

.016

20.7

14.3

30.1

1.23

1.07

1.47

.005

 9 years

37.9

27.5

52.2

1.51

1.23

1.79

< .001

29.6

20.3

43.0

1.79

1.50

2.13

< .001

 No school-leaving certificate

51.7

34.2

78.1

2.06

1.50

2.83

< .001

36.9

23.6

57.7

2.23

1.59

3.13

< .001

 Employed^a

27.9

24.6

31.5

1.00

24.9

21.9

28.3

1.00

 Unemployed

43.8

24.0

79.9

1.57

0.86

2.87

.143

24.6

12.1

49.8

0.99

0.48

2.02

.973

 No case^a

15.8

11.4

22.1

1.00

13.1

9.0

19.1

1.00

 Mild case

25.8

18.4

36.2

1.63

1.40

1.90

< .001

19.1

13.0

28.0

1.46

1.25

1.70

< .001

 Moderate case

44.7

32.2

61.9

2.82

2.45

3.25

< .001

30.6

21.1

44.3

2.34

2.02

2.71

< .001

 Severe case

81.4

58.0

114.3

5.14

4.11

6.41

< .001

48.9

32.7

73.0

3.73

2.95

4.72

< .001