Table 2.

Health variables and return-to-work measured at 7–9 months after the first day of reporting sick

Variables		Cohort (n = 1077)
Health complaint	Cardio-vascular	5%
	Mental	23%
	Musculo-skeletal	34%
	Other	24%
	Combination of complaints	14%
Present perceived health	Very good	3%
	Good	15%
	Moderate	31%
	Fairly poor	36%
	Poor	15%
Perceived health in the past 3 months	Improved	29%
	Unchanged	47%
	Aggravated	25%
Health expectation in the coming 3 months	Will improve	18%
	No change	31%
	Will aggravate	5%
	Do not know	46%
Return-to-work (7–9 months after reporting sick)	Completely returned to work	12%
	Partly returned to work	7%
	Not returned to work	81%
Missing values (range)		3.3%–3.8%