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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 18.
Published in final edited form as: Gac Sanit. 2015 Jan 28;29(3):164–171. doi: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2014.12.004

Table 3.

Distribution and duration of first episodes of non work-related sickness absence by contextual factors. Catalonia, 2007 and 2010.

2007 (n = 580, 959)
2010 (n = 466,612)
Episodes (%) MD (P25;75) Episodes (%) MD (P25;75)
Number of basic health areas
 2007
 ≤ 7 96,722 (16.6) 8 (4;23)
 (7–14] 98,138 (16.9) 8 (4;21)
 ≥ 15 386,099 (66.5) 9 (4;24)
 2010
 ≤ 7 77,479 (16.6) 10 (4;40)
 (7–14] 81,942 (17.6) 8 (3;34)
 ≥ 15 307,191 (65.8) 8 (3;32)
Unemployment rate (%)
 2007
 ≤ 3.6 18,131 (3.1) 9 (5;25)
 (3.6–5.0] 94,269 (16.2) 8 (4;23)
 > 5.0 468,559 (80.7) 8 (4;24)
 2010
 ≤ 9.2 13,733 (2.9) 11 (4;38)
 (9.2–11.6] 225,859 (48.4) 8 (3;32)
 > 11.6 227,020 (48.7) 9 (3;35)
Market share (Euros)
 2007
 ≤ 1,836.80 12,584 (2.2) 9 (5;26)
 (13,836.8–73,561.8] 69,100 (11.9) 8 (4;23)
 > 73,561.8 499,275 (85.9) 8 (4;24)
 2010
 ≤ 11,737.7 11,101 (2.4) 12 (5;42)
 (11,737.7–78,457.3] 55,240 (11.8) 10 (4;40)
 > 78,457.3 400,271 (85.8) 8 (3;33)
Total 580,959 (100.0) 8 (4;24) 466,612 (100.0) 8 (3;33)

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.