The influence of medication use for mental disorders and sociodemographics on entering paid employment among secondary vocational education graduates (N=1 004 395) and higher education graduates (N=1 341 998)
| Entering paid employment | ||||
| Secondary vocational (n=1 004 395) | Higher education (n=1 341 998) | |||
| Unadjusted | Adjusted* | Unadjusted | Adjusted* | |
| HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | |
| Age at graduation | 1.07 (1.07 to 1.07) | 1.08 (1.08 to 1.08) | 1.13 (1.13 to 1.13) | 1.15 (1.15 to 1.15) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 0.86 (0.85 to 0.86) | 0.84 (0.84 to 0.85) | 1.04 (1.04 to 1.05) | 1.13 (1.13 to 1.14) |
| Male | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| Transgender | 0.57 (0.52 to 0.62) | 0.54 (0.49 to 0.59) | 0.57 (0.51 to 0.63) | 0.58 (0.52 to 0.65) |
| Migration background | ||||
| Native Dutch | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| Moroccan | 0.58 (0.57 to 0.58) | 0.57 (0.57 to 0.58) | 0.99 (0.97 to 1.00) | 0.86 (0.85 to 0.87) |
| Turkish | 0.62 (0.61 to 0.63) | 0.62 (0.62 to 0.63) | 0.88 (0.87 to 0.90) | 0.77 (0.76 to 0.78) |
| Antillean | 0.59 (0.58 to 0.60) | 0.54 (0.53 to 0.55) | 0.91 (0.90 to 0.92) | 0.73 (0.72 to 0.74) |
| Other European | 0.83 (0.81 to 0.84) | 0.79 (0.78 to 0.80) | 0.80 (0.79 to 0.81) | 0.68 (0.67 to 0.69) |
| Other non-European | 0.60 (0.59 to 0.60) | 0.54 (0.53 to 0.54) | 0.57 (0.56 to 0.57) | 0.45 (0.45 to 0.45) |
| Medication use† | ||||
| Any | 0.80 (0.79 to 0.81) | 0.70 (0.70 to 0.71) | 0.88 (0.87 to 0.88) | 0.69 (0.68 to 0.69) |
| Antipsychotics | 0.52 (0.51 to 0.53) | 0.44 (0.43 to 0.46) | 0.65 (0.62 to 0.67) | 0.44 (0.42 to 0.46) |
| Anxiolytics | 0.73 (0.71 to 0.76) | 0.63 (0.61 to 0.65) | 0.92 (0.89 to 0.95) | 0.65 (0.63 to 0.67) |
| Hypnotics and sedatives | 0.64 (0.61 to 0.67) | 0.55 (0.52 to 0.58) | 0.79 (0.75 to 0.83) | 0.54 (0.51 to 0.57) |
| Antidepressants | 0.85 (0.83 to 0.86) | 0.70 (0.69 to 0.71) | 0.99 (0.97 to 1.00) | 0.71 (0.70 to 0.72) |
| Psychostimulants | 0.83 (0.82 to 0.84) | 0.78 (0.77 to 0.79) | 0.76 (0.75 to 0.77) | 0.68 (0.67 to 0.69) |
| Drugs for addiction | 1.11 (1.03 to 1.20) | 0.81 (0.75 to 0.87) | 1.19 (1.07 to 1.32) | 0.78 (0.70 to 0.87) |
*Adjusted for sociodemographics (age at graduation, sex, migration background).
†Individuals not using medication were used as a reference.