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Table 2 Cox proportional hazards regressions (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for associations between SA diagnosis categories and in- or outpatient health care (SA due to O00-O99: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium excluded). The upper rows of the table utilized no SA as reference category, whereas the lower part below the middle line had missing diagnosis as reference

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

Outpatient care

Age and sex adj

Full modela

Age and sex adj

Full modela

HR

95%CI

HR

95%CI

HR

95%CI

HR

95%CI

No SA

1

ref

1

ref

1

ref

1

ref

F00-F99: Mental and behavioural disorders

2.27

2.01, 2.56

1.30

1.19, 1.42

1.61

1.49, 1.73

1.61

1.49, 1.73

M00-M99: Diseases of musculoskeletal system

2.37

2.08, 2.71

1.49

1.37, 1.61

1.83

1.68, 1.98

1.80

1.66, 1.96

J00-J99: Diseases of respiratory system

2.83

2.23, 3.59

1.50

1.29, 1.74

1.80

1.53, 2.10

1.81

1.54, 2.12

Any other diagnosis

4.22

3.72, 4.79

2.34

2.15, 2.55

2.71

2.47, 2.97

2.71

2.47, 2.98

Missing diagnosis

1.91

1.64, 2.22

1.19

1.07, 1.33

1.37

1.25, 1.50

1.37

1.25, 1.50

No SA

0.52

0.45, 0.61

0.84

0.75, 0.94

0.67

0.62, 0.73

0.66

0.61, 0.72

F00-F99: Mental and behavioural disorders

1.19

0.99, 1.44

1.09

0.95, 1.26

1.01

0.91, 1.13

1.00

0.90, 1.11

M00-M99: Diseases of musculoskeletal system

1.24

1.02, 1.51

1.25

1.09, 1.43

1.17

1.05, 1.31

1.18

1.05, 1.31

J00-J99: Diseases of respiratory system

1.49

1.12, 1.97

1.26

1.04, 1.51

1.09

0.91, 1.29

1.10

0.92, 1.31

Any other diagnosis

2.21

1.83, 2.68

1.97

1.71, 2.26

2.14

1.91, 2.41

2.15

1.91, 2.41

Missing diagnosis

1

ref

1

ref

1

ref

1

ref

  1. a Adjusted for age, sex, family situation, living area, and education