Table 2.
Cumulative incidence of sickness absence with psychiatric disorders in different age groups in Norway and Oslo, 1994, 1996, 1998 and 2000, women.
| Norway | Oslo | |||||||
| Age group | Year | No. of sickness insured women | Cumulative incidence (95% CI) | Change 1994–2000 +/- | No. of sickness insured women | Cumulative incidence (95% CI) | Change 1994 – 2000 +/- | Regional/national ratio (95% CI) |
| 16–29 | 1994 | 258,213 | 0.8 (0.8–0.8) | 28,033 | 1.2 (1.2–1.2) | 1.48 (1.32–1.66) | ||
| 1996 | 261,990 | 1.2 (1.2–1.2) | 29,218 | 1.8 (1.8–1.8) | 1.52 (1.39–1.67) | |||
| 1998 | 273,748 | 1.9 (1.9–1.9) | 31,738 | 2.4 (2.4–2.4) | 1.26 (1.17–1.36) | |||
| 2000 | 277,707 | 2.6 (2.6–2.6) | +1.7 | 33,574 | 3.1 (3.1–3.1) | +1.9 | 1.22 (1.14–1.30) | |
| 30–39 | 1994 | 236,471 | 2.1 (2.1–2.1) | 27,007 | 2.5 (2.5–2.5) | 1.23 (1.14–1.33) | ||
| 1996 | 247,213 | 2.9 (2.9–2.9) | 30,077 | 3.4 (3.4–3.4) | 1.16 (1.08–1.24) | |||
| 1998 | 258,184 | 4.1 (4.1–4.1) | 31,539 | 4.4 (4.4–4.4) | 1.07 (1.01–1.13) | |||
| 2000 | 272,355 | 5.3 (5.3–5.3) | +3.2 | 32,877 | 5.4 (5.4–5.4) | +2.8 | 1.02 (1.97–1.07) | |
| 40–49 | 1994 | 231,885 | 2.3 (2.3–2.3) | 20,659 | 3.0 (3.0–3.0) | 1.29 (1.19–1.40) | ||
| 1996 | 237,976 | 3.3 (3.3–3.3) | 21,733 | 4.1 (4.1–4.1) | 1.26 (1.18–1.35) | |||
| 1998 | 242,663 | 4.8 (4.8–4.8) | 22,427 | 5.3 (5.3–5.3) | 1.09 (1.03–1.16) | |||
| 2000 | 252,498 | 5.9 (5.9–5.9) | +3.6 | 24,337 | 6.5 (6.5–6.5) | +3.5 | 1.10 (1.04–1.15) | |
| 50–59 | 1994 | 142,788 | 2.0 (2.0–2.0) | 13,408 | 2.5 (2.5–2.5) | 1.22 (1.09–1.37) | ||
| 1996 | 165,560 | 2.9 (2.9–2.9) | 15,923 | 3.5 (3.5–3.5) | 1.18 (1.08–1.29) | |||
| 1998 | 184,511 | 4.1 (4.1–4.1) | 17,629 | 4.3 (4.3–4.3) | 1.05 (0.98–1.13) | |||
| 2000 | 202,207 | 5.1 (5.1–5.1) | +3.1 | 19,815 | 5.5 (5.5–5.5) | +3.1 | 1.09 (1.02–1.16) | |
| 60–66 | 1994 | 53,327 | 1.9 (1.9–1.9) | 5,783 | 2.4 (2.4–2.4) | 1.16 (0.99–1.36) | ||
| 1996 | 54,043 | 2.6 (2.6–2.6) | 5,825 | 3.0 (3.0–3.0) | 1.03 (0.89–1.20) | |||
| 1998 | 55,522 | 3.3 (3.3–3.3) | 5,725 | 3.4 (3.4–3.4) | 1.06 (0.93–1.21) | |||
| 2000 | 58,656 | 3.7 (3.7–3.7) | +1.8 | 6,210 | 4.0 (4.0–4.0) | +1.5 | 1.38 (1.17–1.64) | |
| Total | 1994 | 922,684 | 1.8 (1.7–1.8) | 94,890 | 2.3 (2.2–2.4) | 1.29 (1.22–1.34) | ||
| 1996 | 966,782 | 2.5 (2.5–2.5) | 102,776 | 3.1 (3.0–3.2) | 1.24 (1.20–1.29) | |||
| 1998 | 1,014,628 | 3.6 (3.6–3.7) | 109,058 | 4.0 (3.9–4.1) | 1.10 (1.06–1.13) | |||
| 2000 | 1,063,423 | 4.6 (4.6–4.7) | +2.8 | 116,813 | 5.0 (4.9–5.1) | +2.7 | 1.09 (106.–1.12) | |