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Table 3 Odds ratios (OR) with 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) for sexual orientation differences in sickness absence and disability pension granted by the National Social Insurance Agency between 2006–2018 among Swedish twins

From: Sexual-orientation differences in risk of health-related impaired ability to work and to remain in the paid workforce: a prospective population-based twin study

 

Sickness absence, 2006–2018

 

Model 1

OR (95% CI)a

Model 2a

OR (95% CI)b

Model 2b

OR (95% CI)c

Model 3

OR (95% CI)d

Model 4

OR (95% CI)e

Model 5

OR (95% CI)f

Model 6

OR (95% CI)g

Any diagnosis

       

- Heterosexual individuals

1

 

1

1

1

1

1

- Sexual minority individuals

1.15 (1.05, 1.27)

1.09 (0.99–1.19)

1.09 (0.99, 1.20)

1.08 (0.98, 1.19)

1.08 (0.99, 1.19)

1.07 (0.97, 1.18)

0.95 (0.76, 1.18)

Any mental diagnosis

       

- Heterosexual individuals

1

 

1

1

1

1

1

- Sexual minority individuals

1.42 (1.17, 1.73)

1.32 (1.08–1.60)

1.35 (1.10, 1.64)

1.33 (1.08, 1.64)

1.29 (1.06, 1.57)

1.18 (0.96, 1.45)

1.11 (0.70, 1.76)

 

Disability pension, 2006–2018

 

Model 1

Model 2a

Model 2b

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

Model 6

 

OR (95% CI)a

OR (95% CI)b

OR (95% CI)c

OR (95% CI)h

OR (95% CI)i

OR (95% CI)f

OR (95% CI)g

Any diagnosis

       

- Heterosexual individuals

1

 

1

1

1

1

1

- Sexual minority individuals

1.58 (1.14, 2.18)

1.60 (1.16–2.21)

1.59 (1.13, 2.23)

1.43 (1.02, 2.02)

1.25 (0.92, 1.71)

-j

1.11 (0.53, 2.35)

  1. a Crude unadjusted model
  2. b Adjusted for age and sex
  3. c Adjusted for all sociodemographic variables (i.e., age, sex, education)
  4. d Adjusted for sociodemographic and social stress exposure (i.e., discrimination and victimization) variables
  5. e Adjusted for sociodemographic variables and treatment with antidepressant medication
  6. f Adjusted for sociodemographic variables, social stress exposure variables, and treatment with antidepressant medication
  7. g Adjusted for familial factors
  8. h Adjusted for social stress exposure variables (model with both sociodemographic variables and social stress variables did not converge)
  9. i Adjusted for treatment with antidepressant medication (model with both sociodemographic variables and antidepressant medication did not converge)
  10. j This model did not converge