Table 3.

Association between sector of employment, occupational class, and sickness absence (SA) due to common mental disorder (CMDs) in employees, aged 19–29 years residing in Sweden in 2009. Hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs)

	Sickness absence (any length) due to CMDs			Long-term sickness absence (> 90 days) due to CMDs
	n (rate per 100,000 person-years)	Model 1a	Model 2b	n (rate per 100,000 person-years)	Model 1a	Model 2b
Sector of employment
Private sector	47,638 (137.5)	1 (REF)	1 (REF)	23,857 (67.3)	1 (REF)	1 (REF)
Public sector	21,482 (235.3)	1.72 (1.69–1.75)	1.31 (1.29–1.33)	11,032 (116.3)	1.73 (1.70–1.77)	1.29 (1.26–1.32)
Occupational class
Non-manual workers	18,159 (154.3)	1 (REF)	1 (REF)	9710 (80.5)	1 (REF)	1 (REF)
Manual workers	50,961 (159.3)	1.03 (1.01–1.05)	1.04 (1.02–1.06)	25,179 (76.6)	0.95 (0.93–0.97)	0.99 (0.96–1.02)
Private sector
Non-manual workers	10,718 (133.2)	1 (REF)	1 (REF)	5782 (70.4)	1 (REF)	1 (REF)
Manual workers	36,920 (138.8)	1.04 (1.02–1.06)	1.04 (1.01–1.06)	18,075 (66.4)	0.94 (0.91–0.97)	0.97 (0.94–1.00)
Public sector
Non-manual workers	7441 (200.1)	1 (REF)	1 (REF)	3928 (102.2)	1 (REF)	1 (REF)
Manual workers	14,041 (259.6)	1.30 (1.26–1.34)	1.13 (1.09–1.18)	7104 (125.9)	1.23 (1.19–1.28)	1.11 (1.05–1.17)

^aModel 1: crude

^bModel 2: adjusted for birth year, sex, education, family situation, type of residential area, long-term sickness absence, and health care due to psychiatric or somatic morbidity in 2009