Table 2.
Results of Cox regression analysis in full sample and separately for sexes: risk of transition to disability pension according to diagnosis and sociodemographic variables: n = 326 men and n = 692 women on long-term sick-leave with a diagnosis of dizziness or vertigo.
| All | Men | Women | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | HR | 95% CI | P-value | HR | 95% CI | P-value | HR | 95% CI | P-value |
| Diagnosis | |||||||||
| N17 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||
| H82 | 1.5 | 1.1 to 1.9 | 0.003 | 1.0 | 0.6 to 1.6 | 0.992 | 1.7 | 1.3 to 2.4 | <0.001 |
| Age, years | |||||||||
| 16–39 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||
| 40–49 | 2.7 | 1.7 to 4.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 to 5.7 | 2.7 | 1.6 to 4.7 | |||
| 50–62 | 6.6 | 4.3 to 10.1 | <0.001 | 6.2 | 2.8 to 13.5 | <0.001 | 6.6 | 3.9 to 10.9 | <0.001 |
| Education, number of years | |||||||||
| Academic, ≥15 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||||
| Higher middle, 12–14 | 1.0 | 0.6 to 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 to 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 to 1.7 | |||
| Lower middle, 10–11 | 1.6 | 1.1 to 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 to 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.0 to 2.8 | |||
| Basic, 7–9 | 2.0 | 1.2 to 3.2 | 0.001 | 1.8 | 0.7 to 4.4 | 0.024 | 1.9 | 1.1 to 3.4 | 0.004 |
| Annual income 1996, NOK | |||||||||
| ≥240 000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1,0 | ||||||
| 160 000–239 999 | 1.0 | 0.7 to 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 to 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 to 1.7 | |||
| 80 000–159 999 | 1.2 | 0.8 to 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 to 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 to 2.3 | |||
| 0–79 999 | 1.2 | 0.6 to 2.2 | 0.120 | 0.4 | 0.0 to 2.8 | 0.490 | 1.4 | 0.7 to 2.8 | 0.170 |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Men | 1.0 | ||||||||
| Women | 1.1 | 0.8 to 1.4 | 0.670 | ||||||
HR = hazard ratio. DP = disability pension. NOK = Norwegian Krones (1 GBP = 9.7 NOK).