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. 2020 Feb 13;55(6):697–704. doi: 10.1007/s00127-020-01842-8

Table 4.

Hazard ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals for long-term unemployment (> 180 days) and disability pension between 2010 and 2013, for specific mental disorders (diagnosed between 2006 and 2009) for all Swedish-born individuals (n = 3,841,788) and refugees (n = 216 930), 19–60 years, who were resident in Sweden on 31st of December 2009

Type of mental disorder Long-term unemployment Disability pension
Crude HR (95% CI) Model 1 HR (95% CI) Crude HR (95% CI) Model 1 HR (95% CI)
All specific disorders
 Swedish-born without mental disorder 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref)
 Refugees without mental disorders 5.10 (5.05, 5.15) 2.46 (2.44, 2.49) 2.26 (2.16, 2.36) 1.67 (1.59, 1.74)
Depressive disorders
 Swedish-born with depressive disorders 2.78 (2.73, 2.84) 1.39 (1.36, 1.42) 15.55 (15.08, 16.03) 3.57 (3.45, 3.69)
 Refugees with depressive disorders 5.80 (5.52, 6.08) 1.96 (1.87, 2.06) 27.43 (25.56, 29.43) 5.29 (4.92, 5.69)
Bipolar disorders
 Swedish-born with bipolar disorders 2.85 (2.71, 2.99) 1.38 (1.31, 1.45) 26.69 (25.29, 28.17) 4.88 (4.61, 5.16)
 Refugees with bipolar disorders 4.95 (3.98, 6.15) 1.86 (1.50, 2.32) 36.08 (28.00, 46.48) 7.20 (5.58, 9.28)
Anxiety disorders
 Swedish-born with anxiety disorders 2.70 (2.64, 2.76) 1.41 (1.38, 1.44) 14.24 (13.79, 14.69) 3.86 (3.73, 4.00)
 Refugees with anxiety disorders 5.81 (5.51, 6.13) 2.09 (1.98, 2.20) 22.11 (20.29, 24.09) 5.22 (4.78, 5.70)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
 Swedish-born with PTSD 2.90 (2.62, 3.20) 1.29 (1.16, 1.43) 26.59 (23.89, 29.6) 4.28 (3.84, 4.78)
 Refugees with PTSD 6.25 (5.83, 6.70) 2.03 (1.89, 2.18) 33.40 (30.38, 36.72) 7.07 (6.42, 7.78)
Other stress-related disorders
 Swedish-born with other stress-related disorders 2.91 (2.83, 3.00) 1.41 (1.37, 1.45) 12.63 (12.08, 13.21) 3.07 (2.92, 3.21)
 Refugees with other stress-related disorders 6.72 (6.35, 7.11) 2.25 (2.13, 2.38) 19.04 (17.17, 21.13) 4.76 (4.28, 5.28)
Other mental disorders
 Swedish-born with other mental disorders 3.52 (3.46, 3.57) 1.54 (1.52, 1.57) 15.75 (15.32, 16.18) 4.39 (4.25, 4.53)
 Refugees with other mental disorders 6.02 (5.72, 6.33) 1.99 (1.89, 2.10) 22.87 (21.05, 24.84) 6.88 (6.32, 7.48)

Model 1 adjusted for sex, age, educational level, type of living area, family situation, labour market attachment, unemployment at baseline, sickness absence at baseline, somatic hospitalization or specialized outpatient care 2006–2009

CI confidence interval, HR hazard ratio, Ref reference category for each diagnostic group of mental disorders