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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics across inpatient and specialized outpatient care vs. no care (the inpatient and specialized outpatient care are not mutually exclusive) among those with SA

From: The role of sickness absence diagnosis for the risk of future inpatient- or specialized outpatient care in a Swedish population-based twin sample

Categorized SA diagnosis

Inpatient care

(n = 25,947)

Outpatient care

(n = 54,985))

No care

(n = 13,942))

n

%

n

%

n

%

No SA

23,422

90

49,377

90

12,190

87

F00-F99: Mental and behavioural disorders

542

2

1325

2

459

3

M00-M99: Diseases of musculoskeletal system

687

3

1554

3

359

3

J00-J99: Diseases of respiratory systems

210

1

440

1

116

1

any other diagnosis

762

3

1529

3

501

4

missing diagnosis

324

1

760

1

317

2

Sex (women)

12,805

49

25,989

47

7108

51

Education

 Low (≤ 9 years)

8036

31

14,387

26

2646

19

 Intermediate (10–12 years)

9129

35

22,244

40

6361

46

 High (≥ 13 years)

4426

17

13,096

24

4672

34

Family situation

 Married or cohabitant without children

11,199

43

19,024

35

2115

15

 Married or cohabitant with children

2139

8

8471

15

3800

27

 Single without children

12,177

47

26,286

48

7566

54

 Single with children

428

2

1189

2

450

3

Type of living area

 Big cities

7736

30

18,159

33

4624

33

 Medium-sized cities

9353

36

19,759

36

5076

36

 Rural areas

8854

34

17,052

31

4231

30

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 Age (at baseline)

59.0

16.0

51.2

18.0

38.1

14.5