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.