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Table 1 Number of individuals, total number of sick leave periods and number of periods* being 8–14 days, 15–89 days and ≥90 days long, out of all sick leave periods for each diagnosis

From: Sick leave patterns in common musculoskeletal disorders – a study of doctor prescribed sick leave

Women

  

Number of periods (%**)

Disease group

ICD 10

Individuals (%***)

Total

8-14 days

15-89 days

≥90 days

Low back pain

M54

386 (47)

404

102 (25)

259 (64)

43 (11)

Disc disorders

M51

103 (45)

103

5 (5)

29 (28)

69 (67)

Knee osteoarthritis

M17

83 (47)

93

3 (3)

42 (45)

48 (52)

Hip osteoarthritis

M16

16 (36)

16

0 (0)

5 (31)

11 (69)

Rheumatoid arthritis

M05-M06

76 (86)

94

2 (2)

31 (33)

61 (65)

Myalgia

M79

146 (53)

153

40 (26)

85 (56)

28 (18)

MSDs all

M00-M99

1569 (51)

1713

256 (15)

906 (53)

551 (32)

Men

  

Number of periods (%**)

Disease group

ICD 10

Individuals (%***)

Total

8-14 days

15-89 days

≥90 days

Low back pain

M54

441 (53)

472

137 (29)

283 (60)

52 (11)

Disc disorders

M51

124 (55)

127

1 (1)

46 (36)

80 (63)

Knee osteoarthritis

M17

94 (53)

101

2 (2)

44 (44)

55 (54)

Hip osteoarthritis

M16

29 (64)

34

0 (0)

10 (29)

24 (71)

Rheumatoid arthritis

M05-M06

12 (14)

12

0 (0)

5 (42)

7 (58)

Myalgia

M79

128 (47)

132

35 (27)

87 (66)

10 (8)

MSDs all

M00-M99

1519 (49)

1658

274 (16)

910 (55)

473 (28)

Women and men

  

Number of periods (%**)

Disease group

ICD 10

Individuals

Total

8-14 days

15-89 days

≥90 days

Low back pain

M54

827

876

239 (27)

542 (62)

95 (11)

Disc disorders

M51

227

230

6 (3)

75 (33)

149 (65)

Knee osteoarthritis

M17

177

194

5 (3)

86 (44)

103 (53)

Hip osteoarthritis

M16

45

50

0 (0)

15 (30)

35 (70)

Rheumatoid artritis

M05-M06

88

106

2 (2)

36 (34)

68 (64)

Myalgia

M79

274

285

75 (26)

172 (60)

38 (13)

MSDs all

M00-M99

3088

3371

530 (16)

1817 (54)

1024 (30)

  1. *Difference between proportions tested with Pearson Chi-Square, p < 0.001, for men and women separately and for the total sample.
  2. **Percent of the total periods for that specific disease group.
  3. ***Percent of individuals being women and men respecitively, out of total number of individuals with a sick leave due to the diagnosis.