Mean annual sickness absence and disability pension (SADP) days combined according to diagnostic category and adjusted incidence rate ratio (IRR) for SADP days in caregivers compared with controls
| Diagnostic category | Control Mean annual days (95% CI) | Caregiver Mean annual days (95% CI) | IRR* (95% CI) |
| C00–D48 Cancer | 1.6 (1.4 to 1.8) | 1.5 (1.2 to 1.7) | 0.93 (0.77 to 1.13) |
| F00–F99 Mental disorders, all | 4.0 (3.8 to 4.3) | 7.2 (6.7 to 7.8) | 1.58 (1.42 to 1.75) |
| F20–F29 Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders | 0.3 (0.2 to 0.4) | 0.3 (0.2 to 0.4) | 0.66 (0.40 to 1.10) |
| F30–F39 Mood disorders | 2.8 (2.6 to 3.0) | 5.3 (4.8 to 5.8) | 1.68 (1.48 to 1.90) |
| F32–F34 Depressive disorders | 2.5 (2.3 to 2.7) | 5.0 (4.5 to 5.4) | 1.76 (1.55 to 2.00) |
| F40–F48 Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders | 0.6 (0.5 to 0.7) | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.4) | 2.08 (1.76 to 2.46) |
| G00–G99 Neurological diseases | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.3) | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.4) | 1.00 (0.80 to 1.24) |
| I00–I99 Cardiovascular diseases | 1.0 (0.9 to 1.1) | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.4) | 1.09 (0.86 to 1.38) |
| J00–J99 Respiratory diseases | 0.4 (0.3 to 0.5) | 0.5 (0.4 to 0.6) | 1.13 (0.84 to 1.52) |
| M00–M99 Musculoskeletal diseases, all | 7.0 (6.7 to 7.4) | 7.8 (7.2 to 8.3) | 1.05 (0.96 to 1.14) |
| M15–M19 Arthrosis | 1.8 (1.6 to 2.0) | 2.1 (1.8 to 2.5) | 1.15 (0.97 to 1.37) |
| M40–M54 Back disorders | 2.9 (2.7 to 3.1) | 3.2 (2.8 to 3.5) | 1.03 (0.90 to 1.18) |
| S00–Y98 External causes | 1.7 (1.6 to 1.9) | 1.8 (1.6 to 2.0) | 0.99 (0.86 to 1.13) |
| Other | 1.5 (1.4 to 1.6) | 2.0 (1.8 to 2.2) | 1.24 (1.08 to 1.42) |
*Adjusted for sex, age, education years, total income, occupational class, degree of urbanisation.