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Table 2 Multilevel linear regression of the logarithm of days (95% confidence intervals) in rehabilitation time prior to disability pension award

From: Rehabilitation time before disability pension

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

β

95% CI

β

95% CI

β

95% CI

Females vs. Males

0.00

−0.06 to 0.05

0.01

−0.05 to 0.08

0.01

−0.05 to 0.08

Age:

 44-46

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

 57-59

−0.15

−0.30 to 0.01

−0.17

−0.33 to −0.02

−0.17

−0.33 to −0.02

 50-52

−0.28

−0.43 to −0.13

−0.31

−0.47 to −0.16

−0.32

−0.47 to −0.17

 53-55

−0.21

−0.36 to −0.06

−0.24

−0.38 to −0.09

−0.26

−0.41 to −0.11

 56-58

−0.53

−0.68 to −0.39

−0.56

−0.71 to −0.41

−0.59

−0.75 to −0.44

 59-61

−0.80

−0.95 to −0.64

−0.82

−0.98 to −0.67

−0.85

−1.01 to −0.69

Unemployed prior to disability vs. not

0.16

0.10 to 0.22

0.16

0.10 to 0.22

0.16

0.10 to 0.22

Number of reported chronic illnesses

  

0.03

−0.01 to 0.06

0.03

−0.01 to 0.06

Self-rated health:

 Very good

  

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Good

  

−0.08

−0.34 to 0.19

−0.07

−0.33 to 0.19

 Fair

  

0.02

−0.23 to 0.28

0.03

−0.23 to 0.29

 Poor

  

0.08

−0.19 to 0.35

0.08

−0.19 to 0.35

Depressed:

 Never/rarely

  

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Sometimes

  

0.09

−0.15 to 0.34

−0.09

−0.16 to 0.33

 Often

  

0.12

−0.12 to 0.37

0.11

−0.23 to 0.36

 Almost all the time

  

0.14

−0.13 to 0.41

0.13

−0.14 to 0.40

Headache:

 Never/rarely

  

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Once or several times per month

  

−0.04

−0.10 to 0.03

−0.04

−0.11 to 0.03

 Once or several times per week

  

−0.11

−0.22 to −0.00

−0.11

−0.22 to 0.00

 Daily

  

−0.07

−0.30 to 0.16

−0.07

−0.30 to 0.16

Pain in neck or shoulder:

 Never/rarely

  

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Once or several times per month

  

0.02

−0.04 to 0.09

0.02

−0.04 to 0.09

 Once or several times per week

  

0.04

−0.06 to 0.14

0.04

−0.06 to 0.14

 Daily

  

0.09

0.00 to 0.18

0.09

0.00 to 0.18

Smoking:

 Non-smoker

  

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Former smoker

  

−0.00

−0.08 to 0.08

0.00

−0.08 to 0.08

 Smoker

  

−0.02

−0.09 to 0.05

−0.01

−0.09 to 0.06

Alcohol:

 Non-drinker

  

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Up to 1–2 times per month

  

0.03

−0.03 to 0.10

0.03

−0.03 to 0.10

 More than once a week/daily

  

0.10

−0.03 to 0.24

0.10

−0.03 to 0.24

Education:

 High level

    

Ref

 

 Medium level

    

−0.01

−0.07 to 0.05

 Low Level

    

0.07

−0.03 to 0.16

Municipality size:

 Under 7,500 inhabitants

    

Ref

 

 7,500 to 15,000 inhabitants

    

0.02

−0.07 to 0.11

 Over 15,000 inhabitants

    

−0.07

−0.16 to 0.03

 Rehabilitation rate in municipality

    

0.02

−0.01 to 0.05

Random effects:

 Municipality variance

0.0048

 

0.0046

 

0.0041

 

 Years within municipality variance

0.0026

 

0.0024

 

0.0023

 

 Individual variance

0.3329

 

0.3268

 

0.3259

 

ICC:

0.02

 

0.02

 

0.02

 
  1. 1,757 individuals in 45 municipalities.