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. 2013 Sep 16;13:114. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-13-114

Table 3.

Percentage of relative bias in point estimates and percentage of relative width differences in confidence intervals for selected covariates for episodes of non work-related sickness absence due to mental or behavioural disorders occurring in Catalonia (Spain) in 2007

 
 
CFPM
CPM
FPM
CM
FM
    %RB %RW %RB %RW %RB %RW %RB %RW %RB %RW
Gender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Male
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
Female
-1.1
25.0
1.1
0.0
-2.2
0.0
1.1
-25.0
-3.3
25.0
Age at onset of absence episode (years)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16 - 28
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
29 - 35
-1.2
0.0
1.2
-16.7
-1.2
0.0
3.5
-33.3
-3.5
16.7
 
36 - 45
-2.6
0.0
3.9
0.0
-2.6
0.0
5.1
-20.0
-6.4
0.0
 
> 45
-4.6
0.0
6.1
0.0
-4.6
25.0
9.1
0.0
-10.6
25.0
Health region
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Barcelona
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
Lleida
0.0
7.7
0.0
-15.4
-1.0
15.4
-1.0
-30.8
-1.0
15.4
 
Camp de Tarragona
1.9
10.0
-3.7
-10.0
2.8
10.0
-2.8
-20.0
8.4
40.0
 
Terres de l’Ebre
0.9
10.0
-1.9
-15.0
0.9
5.0
-2.8
-20.0
1.9
25.0
 
Girona
0.0
14.3
0.0
-14.3
0.0
14.3
0.0
-14.3
-1.0
28.6
 
Catalunya
1.0
11.1
-1.0
-11.1
1.0
11.1
-1.0
-22.2
1.0
22.2
 
Alt Pirineu
2.1
15.0
-2.1
-5.0
2.1
17.5
-3.1
-15.0
4.1
32.5
Economic activity branch
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Agriculture, mining, fishing
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
Manufacturing industry, energy production
1.0
12.5
-3.9
-12.5
1.9
15.3
-1.9
-22.2
5.8
33.3
 
Construction
1.0
11.3
-2.0
-9.9
1.0
14.1
0.0
-19.7
4.0
31.0
 
Commercial/vehicles repair
0.0
11.3
-1.1
-9.7
0.0
12.9
2.3
-19.4
2.3
29.0
 
Hotel, restaurant businesses
-1.1
11.3
-2.3
-9.7
-1.1
12.9
1.1
-19.4
1.1
29.0
 
Transportation/communication
-1.1
10.8
-2.2
-10.8
0.0
12.3
1.1
-20.0
2.2
27.7
 
Finance, real estate, services
-1.1
12.5
-2.2
-9.4
0.0
15.6
0.0
-18.8
2.2
31.3
 
Government
-1.1
9.5
-2.2
-9.5
0.0
14.3
1.1
-19.1
1.1
30.2
 
Health, education, other social activities
-1.0
10.5
-1.0
-9.0
0.0
13.4
1.0
-19.4
2.1
28.4
 
Domestic housekeeping
-2.1
10.3
0.0
-14.4
-3.2
10.3
2.1
-22.7
-1.1
27.8
 
Extraterritorial agencies
-5.5
6.4
-1.4
-24.4
-5.5
7.7
5.5
-28.2
-6.9
20.5
Social Security regime
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Under contract
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
Self-employed
-8.5
0.0
11.3
-25.0
-9.9
0.0
12.7
-37.5
-18.3
0.0
Entity manage
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
National Institute of Social Security
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
  Insurance company 1.8 0.0 -0.9 0.0 1.8 20.0 -2.7 -40.0 2.7 40.0

Abbreviations: %RB % relative bias, %RW % relative width, CFPM conditional frailty poisson model, CPM conditional poisson model, FPM frailty poisson model, CM conditional model, FM frailty model, CFM conditional frailty model.