Table 5.
Relative risk (RR) of premature death from suicide 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 |
1 461 |
1 (REF) |
1 (REF) |
1 (REF) |
1 (REF) |
1 (REF) |
| |
1-15 |
163 |
1.54 (1.31-1.81) |
1.52 (1.29-1.79) |
1.30 (1.11-1.53) |
1.29 (1.10-1.52) |
1.27 (1.06-1.52) |
| |
16-75 |
256 |
2.65 (2.32-3.03) |
2.60 (2.28-2.97) |
1.85 (1.61-2.13) |
1.84 (1.60-2.11) |
1.70 (1.46-1.99) |
| |
76-165 |
158 |
4.77 (4.05-5.62) |
4.64 (3.93-5.47) |
2.55 (2.14-3.02) |
2.51 (2.12-2.99) |
2.38 (1.95-2.89) |
| |
166-365 |
257 |
7.13 (6.24-8.15) |
6.77 (5.92-7.74) |
2.90 (2.50-3.36) |
2.83 (2.44-3.28) |
2.64 (2.23-3.13) |
| Men |
0 |
4 768 |
1 (REF) |
1 (REF) |
1 (REF) |
1 (REF) |
1 (REF) |
| |
1-15 |
415 |
1.91 (1.73-2.12) |
1.80 (1.62-1.99) |
1.54 (1.39-1.70) |
1.47 (1.33-1.62) |
1.46 (1.31-1.64) |
| |
16-75 |
497 |
2.54 (2.32-2.79) |
2.36 (2.15-2.59) |
1.69 (1.53-1.86) |
1.62 (1.47-1.78) |
1.60 (1.44-1.78) |
| |
76-165 |
295 |
4.22 (3.75-4.75) |
3.91 (3.47-4.40) |
2.27 (2.01-2.57) |
2.18 (1.93-2.46) |
2.16 (1.88-2.48) |
| 166-365 | 439 | 4.99 (4.52-5.50) | 4.57 (4.14-5.04) | 2.28 (2.05-2.54) | 2.20 (1.98-2.45) | 1.97 (1.74-2.24) |
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.