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. 2007 Apr 2;7:45. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-45

Table 4.

Prevalence (percentage) of additional outcomes and distribution of explanatory variables in three groups of people with paid employment and no self-reported reduced working capacity due to a longstanding illness: 0–28, 29–90, and >90 SA days.

No self-reported reduced working capacity due to a longstanding illness
Categories and levels Number of SA days

0–28 29–90 >90

Number of persons 17,762 806 374

Additional outcomes

Psychosomatic complaints 16.0 23.6 28.7
Anxiety 11.7 17.2 22.9
Poor self-reported health status 8.3 17.7 29.7
Any additional outcome* 27.0 38.8 52.9

Distribution of explanatory variables
Sex Female 66.0 64.5
Male 34.0 35.5
Age 25–34 30.9 21.6
35–44 24.2 21.5
45–54 27.6 30.2
55–64 17.2 26.8
Occupational status Unskilled manual workers 31.3 27.5
Skilled manual workers 22.1 19.6
Lower-level employees 13.9 17.4
Middle-level employees and professionals 32.7 35.5
Employment Part-time 27.4 24.8
Full-time 72.6 75.2
Quality of physical Working Environment Poor 33.6 33.6
Good 66.4 66.4
Presence of stress at Work Yes 39.6 47.0
No 60.4 53.0
Work-related social Support Poor 7.4 9.8
Good 92.6 90.2
Corresponding number of persons in Swedish population Estimated (N) 2,647,000 119,000 55,000

* Any additional outcome = presence of one or more of the following: psychosomatic complaints, anxiety, or poor self-reported health status.