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. 2010 May 7;84(2):193–201. doi: 10.1007/s00420-010-0540-4

Table 5.

Rate ratios of recurrent sickness absence due to CMDs (same or another mental disorder)

N Men N Women
RR (95% CI)a RR (95% CI)a
Initial episode
 Distress symptoms 2,021 1.0 1,427 1.0
 Adjustment disorder 2,508 1.03 (0.91–1.16) 1,720 1.15 (0.99–1.33)
 Depressive symptoms 393 1.30 (1.07–1.59) 358 1.24 (0.99–1.54)
 Anxiety symptoms 184 1.00 (0.74–1.35) 141 1.16 (0.81–1.67)
 Other psychiatric disorders 642 1.19 (1.00–1.42) 510 1.26 (1.03–1.53)
Age
 <35 years 831 1.12 (0.86–1.47) 1,134 1.72 (1.18–2.51)
 35–44 years 1,760 1.22 (0.99–1.51) 1,656 1.61 (1.12–2.30)
 45–54 years 2,384 1.23 (1.02–1.50) 1,078 1.39 (0.97–2.00)
 ≥55 years 773 1.0 288 1.0
Unmarried 1,856 0.92 (0.82–1.04) 1,839 0.82 (0.72–0.94)
Married 3,470 1.0 2,004 1.0
Salary scale 1–2 565 1.39 (1.04–1.86) 1,405 1.60 (1.17–2.19)
Salary scale 3 1,787 1.67 (1.36–2.05) 546 1.91 (1.37–2.65)
Salary scale 4–5 823 1.28 (1.04–1.58) 701 1.29 (0.96–1.73)
Salary scale 6–7 1,236 1.36 (1.12–1.65) 939 1.16 (0.87–1.53)
Salary scale 8+ 1,245 1.0 486 1.0
Full-time 4,222 1.09 (0.93–1.28) 828 0.99 (0.82–1.19)
Part-time 931 1.0 3,114 1.0
Tenure
 <5 years 1,212 1.02 (0.85–1.23) 1,661 1.29 (1.01–1.66)
 5–9 years 759 1.03 (0.84–1.25) 810 1.03 (0.79–1.34)
 10–14 years 510 1.10 (0.91–1.34) 608 0.99 (0.77–1.27)
 15–19 years 543 0.99 (0.82–1.20) 468 1.08 (0.84–1.41)
 ≥20 years 2,724 1.0 609 1.0
Telecom 3,582 1.33 (1.13–1.57) 2,810 1.25 (1.02–1.53)
Post 2,166 1.0 1,346 1.0

a After adjustment for all other variables in the model