Table 5.
Multivariate Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI 95%) for suicide in people sickness absent due to stress-related mental disorders (N=36,304)
| Characteristic | HR * | CI, 95% |
|---|---|---|
|
Sickness absence characteristics a |
|
|
| Number of spells (any disorders) b |
|
|
| 1 |
1 |
|
| 2 |
2.20 |
1.07–4.55 |
|
Health care characteristics |
|
|
| Hospital stay due to mental disorders (days) c |
|
|
| No hospital stay |
1 |
|
| 1 to 8 |
3.47 |
1.22–9.92 |
| > 8 |
3.66 |
1.33–10.07 |
| Outpatient care visits due to mental diagnoses c |
|
|
| No visits |
1 |
|
| 1 |
3.69 |
1.30–10.50 |
| > 1 | 7.89 | 3.34–18.66 |
* HR adjusted for sex, age, family situation, number of sick spells (any disorders) and days of hospital stay and outpatient care visits due to mental diagnoses; a Sickness absence due to stress-related mental diagnoses; b Number of new sick leave spells initiated in 2005 regardless of diagnosis; c Cut-offs are based on the diagnosis-specific median.