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. 2008 Oct 15;3(10):e3402. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003402

Table 2. The number of concordant and discordant twin pairs for disability pension.

Men Women
MZ (n = 1668 pairs) DZ (n = 3931 pairs) MZ (n = 1851 pairs) DZ (n = 3736 pairs)
C− D C+ C− D C+ C− D C+ C− D C+
All disability pensions 1143 393 132 2497 1134 300 1369 371 111 2538 977 221
Mental disorders 1530 122 16 3572 329 30 1689 139 23 3350 359 27
Depressive disorders 1596 68 4 3757 165 9 1746 98 7 3483 165 9
Musculoskeletal disorders 1475 163 30 3375 505 51 1649 171 30 3207 478 51
Cardiovascular diseases 1526 120 22 3513 384 34 1763 82 6 3498 220 18
Other reason 1444 194 30 3295 588 48 1652 181 17 3274 440 22

Note: C−: neither twin, D–discordant (one twin) and C+: concordant (both twins have disability pension)