Table 2.

Mean number of days of sick leave (95% CI) per month in men and women who underwent THR, and in their reference population

	THR		Reference population
	Men n = 712	Women n = 595	Men n = 2,572	Women n = 2,032
Months before THR
12	1.5 (1.2–1.9)	2.9 (2.3–3.4)	0.8 (0.7–1.0)	1.2 (1.0–1.4)
6	3.1 (2.6–3.6)	4.2 (3.6–4.9)	1.0 (0.8–1.2)	1.3 (1.1–1.5)
3	4.9 (4.3–5.5)	5.9 (5.1–6.6)	1.0 (0.9–1.2)	1.3 (1.1–1.5)
Month of surgery	26.4 (25.8–26.9)	26.3 (25.6–26.9)	0.9 (0.8–1.1)	1.4 (1.2–1.6)
Months after THR
3	10.4 (9.6–11.2)	11.9 (11.1–12.8)	0.8 (0.7–1.0)	1.3 (1.1–1.5)
6	4.1 (3.5–4.7)	5.1 (4.5–5.8)	0.8 (0.7–0.9)	1.2 (1.0–1.4)
12	2.4 (1.9–2.9)	3.1 (2.5–3.6)	0.9 (0.8-1.1)	1.3 (1.1–1.5)
18	1.9 (1.5–2.3)	2.8 (2.3–3.3)	0.8 (0.7-1.0)	1.5 (1.3–1.7)
24	2.0 (1.6–2.5)	2.0 (1.5–2.4)	0.8 (0.6-0.9)	1.3 (1.1–1.5)