Difference in mean number of net days of SA/DP between patients with MS and controls, stratified by sociodemographics
| 5 years before to 5 years after the year of diagnosis (T0) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | T−5 | T−1 | T0 | T+1 | T+5 |
| All | 20 (46) | 41 (82) | 82 (125) | 98 (142) | 106 (149) |
| Age | |||||
| 24–34 | 4 (19)* | 15 (35) | 49 (68) | 59 (78) | 52 (66) |
| 35–44 | 21 (46) | 33 (66) | 75 (109) | 92 (125) | 79 (103) |
| 45–59 | 43 (87) | 66 (127) | 108 (170) | 122 (182) | 127 (173) |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 13 (34) | 39 (69) | 80 (112) | 96 (130) | 105 (137) |
| Women | 23 (52) | 42 (87) | 83 (131) | 98 (147) | 107 (154) |
| Born in Sweden | |||||
| Yes | 21 (46) | 42 (82) | 84 (125) | 99 (142) | 107 (148) |
| No | 14 (45) | 30 (76) | 71 (120) | 90 (143) | 106 (162) |
| Married or cohabiting | |||||
| Yes | 23 (45) | 42 (76) | 85 (121) | 99 (135) | 104 (136) |
| No | 17 (47) | 40 (88) | 78 (130) | 96 (151) | 110 (169) |
| Living with children | |||||
| Yes | 18 (50) | 45 (94) | 85 (138) | 105 (161) | 122 (184) |
| No | 22 (43) | 37 (69) | 79 (111) | 91 (123) | 90 (113) |
| Education | |||||
| High school or less | 23 (56) | 49 (102) | 95 (151) | 111 (170) | 120 (178) |
| University | 13 (26) | 26 (47) | 59 (81) | 75 (96) | 84 (104) |
| Type of living area | |||||
| Larger cities | 23 (54) | 48 (97) | 98 (149) | 116 (169) | 131 (181) |
| Medium-sized municipalities | 18 (44) | 41 (83) | 79 (124) | 97 (142) | 106 (152) |
| Smaller municipalities | 20 (42) | 36 (70) | 74 (108) | 86 (122) | 89 (123) |
| Geographic region | |||||
| East | 18 (41) | 37 (73) | 74 (111) | 92 (129) | 95 (131) |
| South/West | 21 (48) | 45 (87) | 86 (131) | 99 (146) | 110 (157) |
| North | 23 (53) | 40 (89) | 91 (142) | 108 (160) | 122 (170) |
Mean number of days for patients with MS in parenthesis.
*Mean difference between patients with MS and controls not statistically different from zero at α=0.05, using two-tailed t-tests with unequal variances.
DP, disability pension; MS, multiple sclerosis; SA, sickness absence.