Table 3.
Relative risk (RR) of premature death from circulatory diseases among women and men on sick leave with adjustments in four models and in a fifth model with two years wash-out period
| Sex | Sick-leave days 1 | Number of deaths | Model I | Model II | Model III | Model IV | Model V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women |
0 |
6 366 |
1 (REF) |
1 (REF) |
1 (REF) |
1 (REF) |
1 (REF) |
| |
1-15 |
520 |
1.20 (1.10-1.31) |
1.19 (1.08-1.30) |
1.08 (0.99-1.19) |
1.07 (0.98-1.17) |
1.11 (1.01-1.22) |
| |
16-75 |
697 |
1.54 (1.42-1.67) |
1.52 (1.41-1.64) |
1.26 (1.16-1.37) |
1.25 (1.16-1.36) |
1.28 (1.18-1.40) |
| |
76-165 |
319 |
1.92 (1.72-2.15) |
1.89 (1.69-2.11) |
1.43 (1.27-1.60) |
1.42 (1.26-1.59) |
1.40 (1.23-1.58) |
| |
166-365 |
552 |
2.74 (2.51-2.99) |
2.59 (2.37-2.82) |
1.87 (1.71-2.05) |
1.80 (1.64-1.97) |
1.84 (1.67-2.03) |
| Men |
0 |
19 632 |
1 (REF) |
1 (REF) |
1 (REF) |
1 (REF) |
1 (REF) |
| |
1-15 |
1 331 |
1.38 (1.31-1.46) |
1.32 (1.25-1.39) |
1.18 (1.11-1.24) |
1.13 (1.07-1.20) |
1.15 (1.08-1.22) |
| |
16-75 |
1 751 |
1.78 (1.70-1.87) |
1.69 (1.61-1.78) |
1.31 (1.24-1.38) |
1.26 (1.19-1.32) |
1.28 (1.21-1.35) |
| |
76-165 |
866 |
2.24 (2.09-2.40) |
2.12 (1.98-2.27) |
1.41 (1.32-1.52) |
1.36 (1.26-1.45) |
1.37 (1.27-1.48) |
| 166-365 | 1 526 | 2.90 (2.75-3.05) | 2.69 (2.56-2.84) | 1.73 (1.63-1.83) | 1.63 (1.54-1.72) | 1.62 (1.53-1.72) |
1Days reimbursed by the Social Insurance Agency, usually from the 15th day of a sick-leave spell.
Model I: adjustment for age.
Model II: adjustment for age and education, type of place of residence, and region of birth.
Model III: adjustment for age, and number of days in hospital (categorized).
Model IV: adjustment for age, number of days in hospital (categorized), education, type of place of residence, and region of birth.
Model V: model IV with two years wash-out period.