Table 3.

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

	TKR		Reference population
	Men n = 433	Women n = 563	Men n = 1,543	Women n = 1,882
Months before TKR
12	3.5 (2.8–4.3)	4.4 (3.8–5.1)	0.9 (0.7–1.1)	1.2 (1.0–1.4)
6	5.3 (4.5–6.1)	6.2 (5.5–7.0)	0.9 (0.7–1.1)	1.3 (1.1–1.5)
3	6.8 (5.9–7.7)	7.6 (6.8–8.4)	1.2 (0.9–1.4)	1.4 (1.1–1.6)
Month of surgery	26.5 (25.8–27.3)	26.6 (26.0–27.3)	1.0 (0.8–1.3)	1.4 (1.2–1.6)
Months after TKR
3	14.8 (13.8–15.9)	16.9 (16.0–17.8)	0.9 (0.7–1.1)	1.2 (1.0–1.5)
6	6.9 (5.9–7.8)	7.9 (7.1–8.7)	1.3 (1.1–1.5)	1.1 (0.9–1.3)
12	4.9 (4.1–5.8)	5.2 (4.5–5.9)	1.0 (0.8–1.3)	1.2 (1.0–1.4)
18	3.1 (2.4–3.8)	3.7 (3.1–4.4)	1.0 (0.8–1.2)	1.0 (0.8–1.2)
24	2.8 (2.1–3.4)	3.5 (2.9–4.1)	0.8 (0.6–1.0)	0.9 (0.7–1.1)