Deaths within five years | Deaths after five years† | |||||||
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Men | Women | Men | Women | |||||
Participants (deaths) | Hazard ratio‡ (95% CI) | Participants (deaths) | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | Participants (deaths) | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | Participants (deaths) | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | |
Instead of five years, all employees who had a job contract of one year or more during the study period are included. *The indices of sickness absence are the observed number of short and long term absences (1–3 days and >3 days, respectively) and the number of sickness absence days from the first year at work; †the mean follow up 8.4 years; ‡hazard ratios are adjusted for age in 10 year categories, occupational status, and type of employment contract. | ||||||||
Short term absences | ||||||||
0 | 10543 (118) | 1.00 | 18252 (91) | 1.00 | 8761 (118) | 1.00 | 14799 (98) | 1.00 |
1–2 | 6937 (80) | 1.16 (0.87 to 1.54) | 21730 (88) | 0.97 (0.72 to 1.30) | 5780 (91) | 1.29 (0.98 to 1.69) | 17350 (105) | 1.01 (0.77 to 1.33) |
>2 | 2154 (37) | 2.12 (1.46 to 3.08) | 12133 (66) | 1.66 (1.20 to 2.29) | 1725 (23) | 1.32 (0.84 to 2.07) | 9378 (73) | 1.52 (1.12 to 2.07) |
Long term absences | ||||||||
0 | 13097 (115) | 1.00 | 30188 (97) | 1.00 | 10689 (127) | 1.00 | 23920 (117) | 1.00 |
1 | 3972 (51) | 1.40 (1.01 to 1.96) | 12462 (61) | 1.45 (1.06 to 2.00) | 3345 (53) | 1.24 (0.90 to 1.72) | 9928 (80) | 1.53 (1.15 to 2.04) |
>1 | 2565 (69) | 2.67 (1.96 to 3.65) | 9465 (87) | 2.43 (1.81 to 3.26) | 2232 (52) | 1.76 (1.26 to 2.46) | 7679 (79) | 1.80 (1.35 to 2.41) |
Absence days | ||||||||
0 | 7949 (77) | 1.00 | 12643 (50) | 1.00 | 6508 (78) | 1.00 | 10110 (53) | 1.00 |
1–15 | 8262 (63) | 0.90 (0.64 to 1.26) | 27638 (90) | 1.00 (0.71 to 1.42) | 6784 (85) | 1.14 (0.84 to 1.56) | 21795 (119) | 1.15 (0.83 to 1.59) |
>15 | 3423 (95) | 2.66 (1.95 to 3.63) | 11834 (105) | 2.16 (1.54 to 3.04) | 2974 (69) | 1.76 (1.26 to 2.46) | 9622 (104) | 1.85 (1.33 to 2.58) |