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Table 1 Adjusted odds ratio (OR) with 99% confidence interval (CI) for death or welfare dependency 1 year after first visit to a jobs and benefits office due to mental health related sickness absence, in Denmark, 2010–2012

From: Do baseline industry and job group skill level predict welfare dependency at 1, 3 and 5 years after mental health related sickness absence? A Danish cohort study

Predictor variables

Persons

Deceased or recipient of health related welfare benefits

Recipient of non-health related welfare benefits

Cases

ORa

99% CI

Cases

ORa

99% CI

Industrial sectorb

 Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing

206

60

1.23

0.77–1.96

42

0.82

0.49–1.36

 Manufacturing, mining and quarrying

1781

416

1.05

0.88–1.24

402

0.98

0.83–1.17

 Construction

1212

286

0.98

0.80–1.21

273

0.91

0.74–1.12

 Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles

2496

593

1.11

0.96–1.29

576

1.06

0.91–1.23

 Transporting and storage

1100

243

0.95

0.77–1.18

259

0.99

0.80–1.23

 Accommodation and food service

573

114

0.83

0.61–1.13

164

1.19

0.90–1.57

 Public administration

642

131

0.93

0.70–1.24

141

1.06

0.80–1.40

 Courts and prisons; Police; Fire Departments

224

56

1.12

0.71–1.76

46

0.97

0.60–1.56

 Education

1572

356

1.03

0.85–1.26

330

0.97

0.79–1.18

 Human health and social work

5357

1216

0.96

0.85–1.08

1122

0.91

0.81–1.02

 Other industries

4396

961

0.97

0.86–1.10

1040

1.09

0.96–1.22

Job group skill level

 Workers in elementary occupations

2083

471

1.03

0.83–1.28

530

1.17

0.94–1.45

 Workers in occupations that require skills at a basic level

8842

2031

1.06

0.89–1.27

2066

1.12

0.94–1.34

 Technicians and associate professionals

4554

1029

1.04

0.86–1.25

889

0.94

0.78–1.14

 Professionals

2467

513

1.00

510

1.00

 Employees in occupations with missing skill requirements

1714

422

0.99

0.78–1.26

433

1.03

0.82–1.31

Reason for the sickness absence

 Anxiety

667

202

1.98

1.51–2.60

177

1.42

1.08–1.88

 Depression

8140

2202

1.75

1.56–1.96

2196

1.52

1.36–1.70

 Mental ill health NOS

2197

709

2.11

1.79–2.49

568

1.48

1.25–1.76

 Stress/burnout

8656

1353

1.00

1487

1.00

Age

 20–29 years

3850

759

0.46

0.39–0.56

929

0.77

0.64–0.93

 30–39 years

7023

1472

0.61

0.51–0.71

1585

0.88

0.74–1.05

 40–49 years

6450

1551

0.77

0.65–0.90

1440

0.97

0.82–1.16

 50–54 years

2337

684

1.00

474

1.00

Family type

 Married or cohabitant with resident children

8633

1757

0.75

0.66–0.85

1594

0.67

0.59–0.76

 Married or cohabitant without resident children

3175

741

0.86

0.74–1.01

663

0.78

0.67–0.91

 Single with resident children

2653

647

0.98

0.82–1.16

722

1.04

0.88–1.23

 Single without resident children

5199

1321

1.00

1449

1.00

Gender

 Men

5939

1480

1.05

0.93–1.17

1516

1.11

0.99–1.24

 Women

13,721

2986

1.00

2912

1.00

Employment status at baseline

 Unemployed

4515

1633

2.20

1.90–2.55

1655

1.89

1.64–2.19

 Employed

15,145

2833

1.00

2773

1.00

  1. aThe odds ratios of each predictor are mutually adjusted for the other predictors. They are, moreover, adjusted for geographic region, participation in the Danish RTW-program study, Danish citizenship, calendar period and social transfer payments during a two-year period prior to the baseline
  2. bThe reference (comparison group) for a given industrial sector consist of all other industrial sectors combined