Table 2.
Distribution and duration of first episodes of non work-related sickness absence by the 21 group diagnosis codes according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10). Catalonia, 2007 and 2010.
| 2007 (n = 580, 959) |
2010 (n = 466,612) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episodes (%) | MD (P25;75) | Episodes (%) | MD (P25;75) | |
| II Neoplasms | 5,894 (1.0) | 32 (12;92) | 7,722(1.7) | 74 (18;302) |
| I Infectious | 68,552 (11.8) | 4 (3;6) | 53,310 (11.4) | 3 (2;5) |
| III Hematology | 935 (0.2) | 29 (12;67) | 809 (0.2) | 41 (15;95) |
| IV Endocrinology | 1,754 (0.3) | 21 (10;50) | 1,661 (0.4) | 25 (9;64) |
| V Psychiatric | 40,958 (7.1) | 30 (1239) | 35,413 (7.6) | 44 (13;138) |
| VI Neurology | 6,219 (1.1) | 16 (430) | 6,279 (1.3) | 15 (3;65) |
| VII Ophthalmology | 7,532 (1.3) | 9 (530) | 5,733 (1.2) | 9 (4;26) |
| VIII Otolaryngology | 9,493 (1.6) | 8 (4;17) | 6,472 (1.4) | 7 (3;15) |
| IX Cardiovascular | 9,556 (1.6) | 25 (11;60) | 8,874 (1.9) | 30 (11;103) |
| X Respiratory | 145,984 (25.1) | 5 (3;8) | 91,724 (19.7) | 4 (3;7) |
| XI Digestive | 23,733 (4.1) | 8 (4;29) | 23,957 (5.1) | 5 (2;23) |
| XII Dermatology | 7,903 (1.4) | 11 (5;22) | 5,503 (1.2) | 11 (5;25) |
| XIII Musculoskeletal | 118,235 (20.4) | 15 (7;42) | 99,693 (21.4) | 17 (7;61) |
| XIV Genitourinary | 15,921 (2.7) | 10 (5;21) | 14,435 (3.1) | 9 (4;21) |
| XV Pregnancy-puerperium | 8,357 (1.4) | 23 (1037) | 7,901 (1.7) | 27 (9;77) |
| XVI Perinatal period | 279 (0.0) | 11 (4;44) | 222 (0.0) | 18 (4;45) |
| XVII Congenital anomaly | 433 (0.1) | 26 (11;71) | 442 (0.1) | 25 (11;71) |
| XVIII Not classified | 30,521 (5.3) | 6 (3;16) | 30,689 (6.6) | 5 (2;15) |
| XIX Traumatology | 49,808 (8.6) | 17 (8;43) | 39,348 (8.4) | 22 (934) |
| XX External causes | 8,371 (1.4) | 19 (8;43) | 8,185 (1.8) | 21 (8;54) |
| XXI Risk factors | 20,521 (3.5) | 19 (8;43) | 18,240 (3.9) | 25 (931) |
| Total | 580,959 (100.0) | 8 (4;24) | 466,612 (100.0) | 8 (333) |
MD: Median duration of the first non work-related sickness absence episodes, in days. P25,75: 25th and 75th percentiles of sickness absence duration, in days. ICD: International Classification of Diseases.