Table 1 Descriptive statistics of all the included sickness absence (SA) spells due to M17
| Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Total number of SA spells | 12,098 (100) |
| Total number of unique individuals | 10,656 (100) |
| Individuals with more than one such SA spell | 1280 (12) |
| Duration of the SA spell | |
| >14 and ≤ 90 days | 5707 (47) |
| >90 days | 6391 (53) |
| >180 days | 2578 (21) |
| >365 days | 922 (8) |
| >999 days | 197 (2) |
| Situation at end of SA spell | |
| Death | 18 (0) |
| Disability pension | 190 (2) |
| The individual was > 65 years old | 286 (2) |
| Emigrated from Sweden | < 8 (0) |
| Return to work or other reason | 11,601 (96) |