Table 3 Rate ratios (RR) of sickness absence by socio-demographic and occupational characteristics for the three most common ICD-10 diagnoses

No. SA episodes

14,909

3156

2027

1832

Gender

 Male

1

1

1

1

 Female

1.32 (1.23–1.41)

0.80 (0.71–0.90)

1.35 (1.14–1.59)

1.36 (1.10–1.67)

Age group (years)

 ≤ 24

1

1

1

1

 25–34

1.10 (1.02–1.19)

0.90 (0.79–1.04)

1.67 (1.35–2.07)

0.93 (0.74–1.18)

 35–44

1.10 (1.02–1.20)

0.85 (0.73–0.99)

1.65 (1.31–2.07)

0.87 (0.67–1.13)

 ≥ 45

1.23 (1.11–1.36)

0.93 (0.77–1.12)

2.72 (2.11–3.51)

0.87 (0.64–1.19)

Marital status

 Not married

1

1

1

1

 Married

0.98 (0.93–1.03)

0.85 (0.77–0.94)

1.02 (0.90–1.17)

0.78 (0.66–0.92)

Education level (years)

 Low (≤ 9)

1.48 (1.33–1.65)

2.18 (1.79–2.66)

2.10 (1.62–2.72)

1.16 (0.82–1.64)

Middle (10–12)

1.33 (1.23–1.44)

1.96 (1.74–2.19)

1.52 (1.25–1.86)

1.04 (0.81–1.32)

High (> 12)

1

1

1

1

Income tertiles

 Lowest

0.92 (0.85–1.01)

0.81 (0.69–0.95)

0.99 (0.80–1.24)

1.04 (0.78–1.37)

 2nd

0.94 (0.87–1.02)

0.96 (0.84–1.11)

1.01 (0.83–1.23)

0.84 (0.65–1.08)

 Highest

1

1

1

1

Occupational class

 White collar

1

1

1

1

 Education

1.45 (1.31–1.60)

1.68 (1.38–2.03)

1.71 (1.32–2.21)

1.40 (1.03–1.90)

 Blue collar

1.32 (1.20–1.40)

1.56 (1.31–1.85)

1.73 (1.38–2.17)

0.97 (0.73–1.29)

 Health

1.49 (1.36–1.63)

1.57 (1.31–1.87)

1.44 (1.13–1.83)

1.21 (0.91–1.60)

 Inspection

1.31 (1.19–1.43)

1.81 (1.53–2.13)

1.36 (1.08–1.73)

0.85 (0.63–1.13)

Number of job contracts

 One

1

1

1

1

 Multiple

1.06 (1.01–1.12)

0.93 (0.84–1.02)

1.13 (0.99–1.29)

1.34 (1.13–1.59)

Work schedule

 Part-time

1

1

1

1

 Full-time

1.14 (1.07–1.21)

1.16 (1.03–1.30)

1.10 (0.94–1.29)

1.15 (0.96–1.39)