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. 2014 Jul 18;14:733. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-733

Table 4.

Relative risk (RR) of premature death from cancer diagnoses 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
21 833
1 (REF)
1 (REF)
1 (REF)
1 (REF)
1 (REF)
 
1-15
1774
1.17 (1.12-1.23)
1.16 (1.11-1.22)
1.08 (1.03-1.13)
1.07 (1.02-1.13)
1.08 (1.02-1.13)
 
16-75
2318
1.49 (1.43-1.55)
1.48 (1.42-1.55)
1.19 (1.14-1.25)
1.19 (1.14-1.24)
1.14 (1.09-1.20)
 
76-165
1347
2.38 (2.25-2.52)
2.37 (2.24-2.50)
1.91 (1.80-2.02)
1.90 (1.80-2.01)
1.60 (1.50-1.71)
 
166-365
2331
3.42 (3.27-3.57)
3.38 (3.24-3.53)
2.81 (2.69-2.94)
2.78 (2.65-2.90)
1.93 (1.82-2.04)
Men
0
24 101
1 (REF)
1 (REF)
1 (REF)
1 (REF)
1 (REF)
 
1-15
1461
1.24 (1.17-1.30)
1.21 (1.15-1.28)
1.14 (1.08-1.20)
1.11 (1.06-1.18)
1.10 (1.04-1.16)
 
16-75
1937
1.60 (1.53-1.68)
1.57 (1.50-1.64)
1.34 (1.28-1.40)
1.31 (1.25-1.37)
1.20 (1.13-1.26)
 
76-165
1089
2.28 (2.15-2.43)
2.23 (2.10-2.37)
1.76 (1.66-1.88)
1.72 (1.62-1.83)
1.40 (1.30-1.51)
  166-365 1813 2.79 (2.66-2.93) 2.70 (2.57-2.83) 2.19 (2.08-2.30) 2.12 (2.01-2.23) 1.59 (1.49-1.69)

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.