Table 3. Descriptive and comparative data for clinical and social/employment-related variables in a sample of 7112 patients according to whether or not they presented a relapse.
| Relapse | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | No | Yes | Chi-sq. | p-value | OR | 95% CI | |||
| Gender | |||||||||
| Male | 42.8 | 2767 | (90.9) | 278 | (9.1) | 3.454 | 0.063 | 1.172 | (0.991–1.366) |
| Female | 57.2 | 3746 | (92.11) | 321 | (7.89) | ||||
| Age | |||||||||
| ≤30 | 19.7 | 1293 | (92.1) | 111 | (7.9) | 3.060 | 0.383 | ||
| 30–40 | 33.2 | 2145 | (90.9) | 214 | (9.1) | ||||
| 40–50 | 26.1 | 1694 | (91.4) | 160 | (8.6) | ||||
| >50 | 21.0 | 1378 | (92.4) | 114 | (7.6) | ||||
| Type of social security contributions | |||||||||
| General scheme | 85.0 | 5524 | (91.4) | 520 | (8.6) | 1.7 | 0.191 | 1.178 | (0.922–1.508) |
| Self-employed | 15.0 | 989 | (92.6) | 79 | (7.4) | ||||
| Reason for end of SA | |||||||||
| Administrative | 5.8 | 398 | (96.1) | 16 | (3.9) | 25.4 | <0.001 | ||
| Improvement | 92.0 | 5959 | (91.1) | 852 | (8.9) | ||||
| Permanent disability | 2.2 | 156 | (99.4) | 1 | (0.6) | ||||
| Psychiatric diagnosis1 | |||||||||
| Psychotic dis. | 1.2 | 76 | (88.4) | 10 | (11.6) | 4.73 | 0.579 | ||
| Affective dis. | 15.8 | 1023 | (91.1) | 100 | (8.9) | ||||
| Anxiety dis. | 69.8 | 4542 | (91.5) | 421 | (8.5) | ||||
| Adaptive dis. | 6.6 | 434 | (92.9) | 33 | (7.1) | ||||
| Substance dependence | 1.2 | 75 | (89.3) | 9 | (10.7) | ||||
| Personality dis. | 1.1 | 72 | (93.5) | 5 | (6.5) | ||||
| Other | 4.4 | 291 | (93.3) | 21 | (6.7) | ||||
| Economic activity of employer2 | |||||||||
| Manufacturing industry | 24.0 | 1551 | (91.1) | 152 | (8.9) | 22.27 | 0.022 | ||
| Energy and water supply | 1.4 | 90 | (90.9) | 9 | (9.1) | ||||
| Wholesale and retail trade | 20.5 | 1334 | (91.7) | 121 | (8.3) | ||||
| Construction, real estate | 10.3 | 683 | (93.1) | 51 | (6.9) | ||||
| Transport and warehousing | 4.9 | 303 | (87.8) | 42 | (12.2) | ||||
| Hotel and catering | 8.0 | 536 | (93.9) | 35 | (6.1) | ||||
| Administrative and auxiliary services | 10.9 | 715 | (92) | 62 | (8) | ||||
| Financial and insurance | 0.7 | 46 | (88.5) | 6 | (11.5) | ||||
| Scientific, technical and education | 5.0 | 329 | (91.9) | 29 | (8.1) | ||||
| Public administration | 5.4 | 337 | (88.2) | 45 | (11.8) | ||||
| Health and social services | 4.7 | 304 | (91.6) | 28 | (8.4) | ||||
| Other (domestic staff) | 4.2 | 281 | (94.3) | 17 | (5.7) | ||||
| Duration of SA | |||||||||
| 2–15 days | 28.8 | 1814 | (88.7) | 232 | (11.3) | 43.58 | <0.0001 | ||
| 16–60 days | 29.2 | 1893 | (91.1) | 184 | (8.9) | ||||
| 61 or more days | 42.0 | 2806 | (93.9) | 183 | (6.1) | ||||
| Long-term SA | |||||||||
| No | 58.0 | 3707 | (89.9) | 416 | (10.1) | 35.36 | <0.0001 | 1.721 | (1.437–2.062) |
| Yes | 42.0 | 2806 | (93.9) | 183 | (6.1) | ||||
SA: sickness absence
Values for relapse = number of patients (percentage of patents within group)
1According to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9)
2According to the National Classification of Economic Activities (CNAE)
OR: odds ratio
CI: confidence interval