Table 2 Sick leaves, disability pensions, rehabilitation periods, and premature mortality in the working-age population. The number of individuals refer to a weighted number of in each group
BMI (kg/m2) | Overall | NW (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | OW (25.0–29.9 kg/m2) | OBI (30.0–34.9 kg/m2) | OBII – III (35.0 + kg/m2) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 4,134 | 1,630 | 1,481 | 688 | 335 | |
Indirect costs, n (%) | 1,397 (33.8) | 470 (28.9) | 518 (35.0) | 272 (39.5) | 137 (40.9) | < 0.001 |
Long sick leaves (> 10 days), n (%) | 1,236 (29.9) | 428 (26.3) | 463 (31.3) | 233 (33.8) | 112 (33.4) | 0.024 |
Total cohort, mean number of days (SD) | 8.4 (23.0) | 5.8 (17.8) | 9.3 (24.7) | 10.9 (26.1) | 11.9 (28.4) | < 0.001 |
Individuals with sick leaves, mean number of days (SD) | 28.1 (34.8) | 21.9 (29.3) | 29.6 (36.6) | 32.3 (36.3) | 35.4 (39.8) | < 0.001 |
Disability pensions, n (%) | 146 (3.5) | 31 (1.9) | 51 (3.4) | 42 (6.1) | 23 (6.8) | < 0.001 |
Total cohort, mean number of (days) (SD) | 11.3 (64.6) | 6.0 (46.2) | 10.4 (60.5) | 20.5 (89.7) | 22.1 (89.8) | < 0.001 |
Individuals with disability pensions, mean number of days (SD) | 319.1 (140.3) | 315.1 (120.8) | 303.9 (132.8) | 337.9 (158.6) | 323.8 (141.8) | 0.797 |
Rehabilitation periods, n (%) | 164 (4.0) | 44 (2.7) | 52 (3.5) | 50 (7.3) | 18 (5.5) | < 0.001 |
Total cohort, mean number of days (SD) | 0.7 (7.9) | 0.3 (5.9) | 0.5 (6.2) | 1.4 (10.6) | 1.6 (13.7) | 0.420 |
Individuals with rehabilitation periods, mean number of days (SD) | 17.1 (35.7) | 12.7 (34.0) | 14.6 (30.2) | 19.7 (34.4) | 29.3 (51.1) | 0.723 |
Premature mortality | ||||||
Total cohort, mean number of days of life lost to due to premature mortality (SD) | 0.9 (13.3) | 0.7 (11.8) | 1.1 (15.1) | 0.9 (11.7) | 1.4 (14.9) | 0.793 |
Individuals with premature death, mean number of days of life lost to due to premature mortality (SD) | 142.4 (82.1) | 153.7 (85.4) | 160.6 (83.2) | 119.5 (66.6) | 107.3 (72.3) | 0.547 |