Table 3

Restricted mean survival time (RMST) analyses on the influence of chronic diseases on obtaining a permanent contract during a 10-year follow-up among persons who entered paid employment, stratified by education

RMST chronic diseaseRMST no chronic diseaseRMST chronic disease versus no chronic disease
Obtaining a permanent contract (%)Months until permanent contractObtaining a permanent contract (%)Months until permanent contractAdjusted difference in months until permanent contract (95% CI)*
Cardiovascular diseases42.353.9140.355.884.42 (1.85 to 6.99)
 Low education43.649.1939.252.056.69 (1.01 to 12.36)
 Intermediate education40.655.1639.955.296.89 (1.25 to 12.54)
 High education36.564.3342.360.79−5.20† (−13.32 to 2.92)
Inflammatory conditions33.657.6337.157.544.80 (2.02 to 7.59)
 Low education35.654.7336.353.996.15 (−1.54 to 13.85)
 Intermediate education30.559.6336.056.923.29 (−4.64 to 11.23)
 High education30.560.8838.461.30−2.73 (−19.47 to 14.01)
Diabetes41.353.7941.555.278.32 (4.26 to 12.37)
 Low education42.749.7540.351.249.57 (−0.17 to 19.31)
 Intermediate education38.955.1641.154.848.12 (−2.36 to 18.61)
 High education36.164.7943.360.483.93 (−12.10 to 19.96)
Respiratory illness40.453.7240.755.691.26 (−0.91 to 3.43)
 Low education41.249.6339.851.763.94 (−3.01 to 10.89)
 Intermediate education38.653.1040.255.39−5.27 (−10.73 to 0.18)
 High education39.761.4242.360.645.17 (−5.76 to 16.09)
Common mental disorders40.451.3541.356.021.91 (−0.05 to 3.88)
 Low education40.647.6340.352.203.11 (−2.90 to 9.12)
 Intermediate education39.351.4940.755.720.78 (−4.69 to 6.26)
 High education36.959.6443.060.704.22 (−4.82 to 13.25)
Psychotic disorders46.939.0041.655.577.04 (−9.94 to −4.14)
 Low education46.737.2040.651.169.91 (−13.94 to −5.89)
 Intermediate education43.040.0841.255.152.58† (−4.63 to 9.80)
 High education39.249.3043.359.7915.19 (−22.29 to −8.09)
  • *Models are adjusted for age, gender, living with a partner, having children, migration background, educational attainment, number of months in paid employment before baseline and the presence of an additional chronic disease at baseline.

  • †Difference in RMST between persons with and without chronic diseases was statistically significantly different among persons with intermediate or high education compared with persons with low education at the 0.05 level.

  • ‡Bold indicates that estimate is statistically significant.