Table 2 Diagnoses of the first medically certified sick leave episodes of more than seven days in 1985 and incident disability pensions between 1986 and 1996 in men and women aged 16 to 49 years at baseline.
| Diagnosis | Incidence of sick leave in 1985 | Incidence of disability pension between 1986 and 1996 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of | Per cent of all participants | No of | Rate per 10 000 person years | |
| cases* | (% of cases)* | cases | ||
| I Infectious and parasitic diseases | 2 883 | 1.6 (9.2) | 90 | 0.5 |
| II Neoplasms | 282 | 0.2 (0.9) | 243 | 1.3 |
| III Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | 266 | 0.2 (0.9) | 251 | 1.3 |
| IV Diseases in blood and blood forming organs | 71 | 0.0 (0.2) | 10 | 0.1 |
| V Mental disorders | 2 518 | 1.4 (8.0) | 2 448 | 13.1 |
| VI Diseases of nervous system and sense organs | 1 194 | 0.7 (3.8) | 619 | 3.3 |
| VII Diseases of the circulatory system | 939 | 0.5 (3.0) | 758 | 4.0 |
| VIII Diseases of the respiratory system | 8 032 | 4.6 (25.5) | 331 | 1.8 |
| IX Diseases of gastrointestinal system | 2 275 | 1.3 (7.2) | 235 | 1.3 |
| X Diseases of genitourinary system | 516 | 0.3 (1.6) | 52 | 0.3 |
| XI Complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium† | 2 903 | 1.6 (9.2) | 0 | 0.0 |
| XII Diseases of skin and subcutaneous tissue | 855 | 0.5 (2.7) | 170 | 0.9 |
| XIII Diseases of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 8 870 | 5.0 (28.2) | 6 727 | 35.9 |
| XVI Symptoms, signs, and ill defined conditions | 1 288 | 0.7 (4.1) | 99 | 0.5 |
| XVII Injury and poisoning | 5 241 | 3.0 (16.7) | 423 | 2.3 |
There were no sick leave episodes resulting from categories XIV (congenital anomalies) and XV (conditions originating in the perinatal period).
*Total percentage adds up >100% as the same persons can have more than one sick leave.
†Only for women (n = 86 041).