Adjusted associations of sickness absence with death from specific causes. 10 Town study, Finland
| Measure of sickness absence* | Cause of death† | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular disease (76 deaths) | Smoking related cancer (53 deaths) | Other cancer (112 deaths) | Alcohol related cause (109 deaths) | Suicide (36 deaths) | |
| *The indices of sickness absence are annual rate of long term absences (>3 days) and the number of sickness absence days per year, based on data from five consecutive years at work; †hazard ratios are adjusted for age in 10 year categories, occupational status, and type of employment contract. | |||||
| Long term absences | |||||
| 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| >0–0.5 | 1.79 (0.82 to 3.91) | 1.59 (0.69 to 3.68) | 1.14 (0.56 to 2.33) | 1.11 (0.56 to 2.20) | 2.03 (0.54 to 7.68) |
| >0.5–1 | 1.57 (0.63 to 3.91) | 1.21 (0.45 to 3.26) | 2.84 (1.44 to 5.63) | 2.49 (1.27 to 4.89) | 3.03 (0.75 to 12.35) |
| >1 | 4.19 (1.96 to 8.94) | 1.95 (0.83 to 4.60) | 3.72 (1.95 to 7.06) | 4.44 (2.40 to 8.12) | 7.73 (2.22 to 26.98) |
| Absence days | |||||
| 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| >0–7 | 2.07 (0.48 to 8.85) | 1.83 (0.43 to 7.87) | 1.61 (0.38 to 6.87) | 0.75 (0.31 to 1.82) | 0.53 (0.11 to 2.58) |
| >7–15 | 1.99 (0.43 to 9.31) | 1.68 (0.36 to 7.89) | 2.84 (0.66 to 12.29) | 1.32 (0.52 to 3.32) | 1.04 (0.21 to 5.31) |
| >15 | 7.35 (1.75 to 30.83) | 2.81 (0.65 to 12.21) | 7.96 (1.93 to 32.85) | 3.23 (1.36 to 7.65) | 3.36 (0.76 to 14.94) |