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Table 2 Adjusted odds ratio (OR) with 99% confidence interval (CI) for death or welfare dependency 3 years 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

42

0.99

0.60–1.64

38

0.74

0.44–1.23

 Manufacturing, mining and quarrying

1781

305

0.94

0.78–1.13

356

0.90

0.76–1.08

 Construction

1212

219

0.98

0.78–1.22

264

1.00

0.82–1.23

 Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles

2496

439

1.02

0.87–1.19

533

1.03

0.89–1.20

 Transporting and storage

1100

186

0.93

0.74–1.17

239

1.04

0.84–1.28

 Accommodation and food service

573

95

0.93

0.68–1.29

147

1.20

0.91–1.59

 Public administration

642

108

1.02

0.76–1.38

121

1.00

0.75–1.33

 Courts and prisons; Police; Fire Departments

224

49

1.36

0.86–2.17

48

1.18

0.74–1.89

 Education

1572

276

1.07

0.87–1.32

304

0.99

0.80–1.21

 Human health and social work

5357

939

1.01

0.89–1.14

1095

1.01

0.90–1.13

 Other industries

4396

767

0.99

0.87–1.12

891

0.98

0.86–1.10

Job group skill level

 Workers in elementary occupations

2083

395

1.23

0.98–1.55

442

1.05

0.84–1.31

 Workers in occupations that require skills at a basic level

8842

1593

1.20

0.99–1.46

1872

1.08

0.90–1.29

 Technicians and associate professionals

4554

754

1.09

0.89–1.34

897

1.06

0.87–1.28

 Professionals

2467

377

1.00

459

1.00

 Employees in occupations with missing skill requirements

1714

331

1.18

0.92–1.51

398

1.04

0.82–1.32

Reason for the sickness absence

 Anxiety

667

156

1.97

1.49–2.60

173

1.68

1.28–2.20

 Depression

8140

1609

1.54

1.37–1.75

2139

1.69

1.51–1.90

 Mental ill health NOS

2197

563

2.09

1.76–2.48

558

1.66

1.40–1.97

 Stress/burnout

8656

1122

1.00

1198

1.00

Age

 20–29 years

3850

489

0.35

0.29–0.42

958

0.85

0.71–1.03

 30–39 years

7023

1115

0.52

0.44–0.61

1376

0.79

0.66–0.94

 40–49 years

6450

1242

0.68

0.58–0.81

1293

0.90

0.75–1.08

 50–54 years

2337

604

1.00

441

1.00

Family type

 Married or cohabitant with resident children

8633

1366

0.72

0.63–0.83

1372

0.63

0.55–0.72

 Married or cohabitant without resident children

3175

603

0.86

0.73–1.01

577

0.70

0.60–0.82

 Single with resident children

2653

470

0.90

0.75–1.09

732

1.18

1.00–1.39

 Single without resident children

5199

1011

1.00

1387

1.00

Gender

 Men

5939

1151

1.07

0.95–1.20

1406

1.10

0.98–1.23

 Women

13,721

2299

1.00

2662

1.00

Employment status at baseline

 Unemployed

4515

1077

1.39

1.18–1.62

1596

1.57

1.37–1.81

 Employed

15,145

2373

1.00

2472

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. b The reference (comparison group) for a given industrial sector consist of all other industrial sectors combined