Table 2.

Estimated time in days of the overall period of sick leave according to group

			95% CI			95% CI		p-value
Variable		Mean	(Upper limit -	Lower limit)	Median	(Upper limit -	Lower limit)
Global		177.3	(163.5-	191.0)	116	(98.6-	133.4)
Diagnostic code (CIE10) and description								0.002
Angina (I20)		127.8	(99.9-	155.6)	68	(46.6-	89.4)
Acute Myocardial Infarction (I21)		191.8	(174.1-	209.5)	131	(102.1-	159.9)
Other acute ischemic heart disease (I24)		143.0	(47.8-	238.2)	187	(0.0-	412.6)
Chronic ischemic heart disease (I25)		187.7	(154.5-	220.9)	137	(105.7-	168.3)
Age group (in years)								0.042
<=45 years		139.7	(110.2-	169.2)	88	(56.7-	119.3)
46 to 55		184.4	(161.7-	207.1)	125	(98.4-	151.6)
> = 56		186.1	(165.2-	207.1)	137	(103.4-	170.6)
Sex								0.221
Female		152.5	(110.7-	194.3)	99	(62.8-	135.2)
Male		179.9	(165.3-	194.5)	119	(101.0-	137.0)
Previous medication
Previous sedative (N03AE N05BA-BB-BX-CD-CF-CM)	SI	189.6	(162.7-	216.6)	126	(80.3-	171.7)	0.35
	No	172.4	(156.5-	188.4)	112	(93.5-	130.5)
Sedative in previous 12 months (N03AE N05BA-BB-BX-CD-CF-CM)	Si	208.4	(173.8-	243.0)	160	(84.5-	235.5)	0.045
	No	169.7	(154.9-	184.5)	111	(95.1-	126.9)
Previous antidepressants: GT = N06A/N06B/N06C	Si	181.3	(146.5-	216.1)	137	(90.2-	183.8)	0.577
	No	176.5	(161.5-	191.4)	111	(93.6-	128.4)
Antidepressants in previous 12 months : GT = N06A/N06B/N06C	Si	228.9	(174.0-	283.8)	191	(105.3-	276.7)	0.022
	No	172.8	(158.7-	186.9)	110	(92.7-	127.3)
Subsequent medication (12 months)
Sedatives	Si	199.3	(175.6-	223.0)	150	(113.5-	186.5)	0.015
	No	164.2	(147.5-	180.9)	103	(88.9-	117.1)
Antidepressants	Si	240.2	(199.3-	281.1)	196	(133.0-	259.0)	<0.001
	No	165.9	(151.6-	180.2)	108	(93.1-	122.9)