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Table 2 Characteristics of the study population

From: Recurrent sick leave after COVID-19: investigating the first wave of the pandemic in a comprehensive Swedish registry-based study

Participants, n (%)

11,955 (100.0)

Sex, n (%)

 Men

4826 (40.4)

 Women

7129 (59.6)

Age, mean (SD)

48.0 (11.3)

Country of birth, n (%)a

 Sweden

7545 (63.1)

 European countries except for Sweden

1481 (12.4)

 Countries outside of Europe

2929 (24.5)

Educational level, n (%)b

 Primary school (≤9 years)

1237 (10.4)

 Secondary school (10–12 years)

5889 (49.6)

 Short university education (13–14 years)

1743 (14.7)

 Long university education (≥15 years)

3995 (25.2)

Income, 1000 SEK median (IQR)c

288 (117)

Marital status, n (%)d

 Married

5812 (48.8)

 Single

3859 (32.4)

 Divorced and widow/widower

2246 (18.8)

Sick leave prior to COVID-19, n (%)

1932 (16.2)

Employment status, n (%)e

 Employment

11,460 (95.9)

 Self-employment

288 (2.4)

 Unemployment

204 (1.7)

In-hospital care due to COVID-19, n (%)

2960 (24.8)

  1. Abbreviation: SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range
  2. a  =  9 missing, b  =  91 missing, c  =  2 missing, d  =  38 missing, e  =  3 missing