Table 3.
HR of suicide, psychiatric disability and psychiatric sickness absence, among men born in Norway in 1967–71, in association with education level (years of education) at age 28
| Category | Model 1a | Model 2b | Model 3c | Model 4d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | |
| Suicide | 0.815 (0.760–0.873) | 0.804 (0.745–0.867) | 0.855 (0.791–0.925) | 0.847 (0.780–0.920) |
| Percent change from Model 1 | +5.9% | –22.0% | –17.4% | |
| All psychiatric disability | 0.668 (0.648–0.690) | 0.692 (0.670–0.715) | 0.803 (0.777–0.831) | 0.808 (0.781–0.836) |
| Percent change from Model 1 | −7.2% | −40.7% | −42.1% | |
| Disability, schizophrenia | 0.768 (0.724–0.814) | 0.741 (0.697–0.788) | 0.845 (0.789–0.905) | 0.816 (0.761–0.874) |
| Percent change from Model 1 | +11.6% | −33.2% | −20.7% | |
| Disability, neurosis/personality | 0.632 (0.601–0.664) | 0.679 (0.644–0.715) | 0.769 (0.729–0.811) | 0.794 (0.751–0.840) |
| Percent change from Model 1 | −12.7% | −37.2% | −44.1% | |
| Psychiatric sickness absence | 0.805 (0.792–0.817) | 0.822 (0.809–0.836) | 0.843 (0.829–0.858) | 0.855 (0.840–0.870) |
| Percent change from Model 1 | −9.1% | −19.6% | −25.6% |
a: Model 1adjusted for background factors (year of birth, mother’s age at birth, birth order, type of municipality)
b: Model 2 adjusted for background factors and parental characteristics (mother’s and father’s education, mother’s and father’s income, mother’s marital status, mother’s number of children, mother’s and father’s disability, mother’s and father’s vital status)
c: Model 3 adjusted for background factors and individual characteristics (birth-weight, chronic childhood disease, conscript measures (general ability, mental function, physical function, body mass index, height), military duty completion)
d: Model 4 adjusted for background factors, parental characteristics and individual characteristics