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. 2022 Dec 30;49(1):33–42. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.4064

Table 1.

The influence of the onset of cardiovascular diseases, inflammatory diseases, diabetes, respiratory diseases, common mental disorders or psychotic disorders on exit from paid employment through different pathways during 9 years follow-up. Analyses were adjusted for age, sex, education, migration background and comorbidity. [HR=hazard ratio; CI=confidence interval.]

Exit from paid employment (all pathways) Unemployment No income Disability benefits Early retirement





HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
Cardiovascular diseases (N=5 051 599) 1.28 (1.27–1.30) 1.10 (1.07–1.12) 0.94 (0.91–0.98) 2.68 (2.61–2.75) 1.01 (0.99–1.03)
Inflammatory diseases (N=3 631 433) 1.08 (1.07–1.09) 1.14 (1.13–1.16) 0.75 (0.73–0.77) 2.23 (2.18–2.28) 0.91 (0.89 - 0.94)
Diabetes mellitus (N=5 748 876) 1.12 (1.10–1.15) 1.12 (1.08–1.17) 0.99 (0.92–1.07) 1.50 (1.42–1.59) 0.99 (0.96–1.03)
Respiratory diseases (N=5 280 475) 1.13 (1.11–1.16) 1.11 (1.08–1.14) 0.84 (0.80–0.89) 1.80 (1.73–1.88) 0.97 (0.94–1.01)
Common mental disorders (N=5 413 076) 2.00 (1.97–2.03) 1.65 (1.61–1.69) 1.12 (1.07–1.17) 7.14 (6.96–7.33) 1.06 (1.01–1.11)
Psychotic disorders (N=5 839 416) 2.88 (2.78–2.98) 1.59 (1.49–1.70) 1.21 (1.06–1.38) 8.15 (7.78–8.54) 1.09 (0.92–1.30)