Table 4. Multivariable incidence rate ratios^a with 95% confidence intervals for disability pension in 2006–2009 among individuals with sickness absence due to otoaudiological diagnosis in 2005, stratified by age and sex.

	N	Non-otoaudiological sick-leave diagnoses	No sick leave	Otoaudiological sick-leave diagnoses
				All	Otologicalb	Hearingc	Vertigod	Tinnituse
Age
20–34	1 368 888	1.00 (ref)	0.07	1.52	0.31	1.17	0.71	2.21
			(0.07–0.08)	(1.43–1.62)	(0.14–0.69)	(0.38–3.62)	(0.34–1.49)	(0.99–4.93)
35–44	1 153 491	1.00 (ref)	0.05	1.17	0.37	3.70	0.75	3.48
			(0.05–0.06)	(0.97–1.42)	(0.22–0.62)	(2.66–5.15)	(0.51–1.11)	(2.50–4.85)
45–54	995 615	1.00 (ref)	0.06	1.46	0.41	3.19	1.15	3.19
			(0.06–0.06)	(1.30–1.64)	(0.28–0.60)	(2.61–3.89)	(0.93–1.41)	(2.58–3.95)
55–64	877 059	1.00 (ref)	0.07	1.70	0.42	3.34	1.04	3.17
			(0.07–0.07)	(1.57–1.85)	(0.31–0.56)	(2.92–3.83)	(0.87–1.24)	(2.75–3.66)
Sex
Women	2 146 123	1.00 (ref)	0.06	1.48	0.45	3.23	1.01	3.17
			(0.06–0.07)	(1.36–1.60)	(0.35–0.58)	(3.84–4.67)	(0.86–1.18)	(2.70–3.71)
Men	2 248 930	1.00 (ref)	0.07	1.60	0.32	3.80	1.06	3.50
			(0.07–0.07)	(1.45–1.77)	(0.22–0.46)	(3.16–4.56)	(0.86–1.29)	(3.00–4.09)

^aAdjusted for age (20–34, 35–44, 45–54, 55–64) or sex (female, male) when applicable, and family (married/cohabiting, married/cohabiting with children, alone, alone with child, child living with parent); type of living area (larger cities, medium sized cities, smaller places); birth region (Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe, Other world); years of education (0–9, 10–12, >12); hospitalization days (summarized days 2000–2005; 0, 1–4, >4).

^bICD10: H60–H75, H80, H92, H94, H95.

^cICD10: H83, H90, H91.

^dICD10: H81, H82.

^eICD10: H93.