SADP days in caregivers and controls including the whole sample (all) and only those with a record of occupation
| Control Mean annual days (95% CI) | Caregiver Mean annual days (95% CI) | IRR* (95% CI) | |
| All subjects | |||
| Sickness absence | 12.0 (11.7 to 12.3) | 14.8 (14.3 to 15.3) | 1.18 (1.13 to 1.23) |
| Disability pension | 6.6 (6.2 to 6.9) | 8.4 (7.8 to 9.0) | 1.13 (1.03 to 1.24) |
| SADP | 18.5 (18.0 to 19.0) | 23.2 (22.3 to 24.1) | 1.16 (1.10 to 1.22) |
| Subjects with a record of occupation† | |||
| Sickness absence | 11.7 (11.4 to 12.1) | 15.1 (14.5 to 15.7) | 1.24 (1.18 to 1.30) |
| Disability pension | 5.4 (5.0 to 5.8) | 7.0 (6.3 to 7.6) | 1.28 (1.14 to 1.44) |
| SADP | 17.2 (16.6 to 17.7) | 22.1 (21.1 to 23.1) | 1.25 (1.18 to 1.33) |
Incidence rate ratio (IRR) is for the caregivers compared with controls.
*Analysis adjusted for sex, age, education years, total income, occupational class, degree of urbanisation.
†The analysis excluded subjects with ‘other’ as the occupational class.
SADP, sickness absence and disability pension.