Table 3 Multilevel linear regression of the logarithm of days (95% confidence intervals) in rehabilitation time prior to disability pension award for subjects with musculoskeletal diagnosis
Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β | 95% CI | β | 95% CI | β | 95% CI | |
Females vs. Males | −0.06 | −0.15 to 0.03 | −0.05 | −0.16 to 0.06 | −0.05 | −0.16 to 0.06 |
Age: | ||||||
44-46 | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
47-49 | −0.24 | −0.45 to −0.02 | −0.30 | −0.52 to −0.08 | −0.29 | −0.51 to −0.07 |
50-52 | −0.33 | −0.54 to −0.12 | −0.40 | −0.61 to −0.17 | −0.40 | −0.60 to −0.18 |
53-55 | −0.38 | −0.59 to −0.18 | −0.45 | −0.66 to −0.24 | −0.45 | −0.69 to −0.27 |
56-58 | −0.70 | −0.92 to −0.50 | −0.79 | −1.00 to −0.57 | −0.79 | −1.05 to −0.61 |
59-61 | −0.99 | −1.28 to −0.69 | −1.05 | −1.35 to −0.75 | −1.05 | −1.40 to −0.79 |
Unemployed prior to disability vs. not | 0.13 | 0.04 to 0.23 | 0.14 | 0.05 to 0.24 | 0.14 | 0.04 to 0.23 |
Number of reported chronic illnesses | 0.01 | −0.04 to 0.06 | 0.01 | −0.04 to 0.06 | ||
Self-rated health: | ||||||
Very good | Ref | Ref | ||||
Good | −0.09 | −0.49 to 0.32 | −0.06 | −0.46 to 0.34 | ||
Fair | 0.11 | −0.29 to 0.50 | 0.13 | −0.27 to 0.53 | ||
Poor | 0.23 | −0.18 to 0.65 | 0.25 | −0.16 to 0.67 | ||
Depressed: | ||||||
Never/rarely | Ref | Ref | ||||
Sometimes | −0.09 | −0.47 to 0.29 | −0.08 | −0.46 to 0.30 | ||
Often | −0.05 | −0.44 to 0.33 | −0.05 | −0.43 to 0.33 | ||
Almost all the time | −0.05 | −0.47 to 0.37 | −0.05 | −0.44 to 0.40 | ||
Headache: | ||||||
Never/rarely | Ref | Ref | ||||
Once or several times per month | −0.03 | −0.13 to 0.07 | −0.03 | −0.13 to 0.07 | ||
Once or several times per week | −0.06 | −0.22 to 0.10 | −0.06 | −0.22 to 0.10 | ||
Daily | 0.04 | −0.33 to 0.40 | 0.05 | −0.31 to 0.42 | ||
Pain in neck or shoulder: | ||||||
Never/rarely | Ref | Ref | ||||
Once or several times per month | 0.01 | −0.14 to 0.12 | 0.00 | −0.11 to 0.12 | ||
Once or several times per week | 0.07 | −0.08 to 0.22 | 0.07 | −0.08 to 0.22 | ||
Daily | 0.13 | −0.02 to 0.27 | 0.12 | −0.02 to 0.26 | ||
Smoking: | ||||||
Non-smoker | Ref | Ref | ||||
Former smoker | −0.03 | −0.15 to 0.10 | −0.03 | −0.16 to 0.10 | ||
Smoker | −0.02 | −0.14 to 0.09 | −0.03 | −0.15 to 0.08 | ||
Alcohol: | ||||||
Non-drinker | Ref | Ref | ||||
Up to 1–2 times per month | 0.04 | −0.07 to 0.14 | 0.04 | −0.06 to 0.14 | ||
More than once a week/daily | 0.10 | −0.13 to 0.33 | 0.11 | −0.12 to 0.34 | ||
Education: | ||||||
High level | Ref | |||||
Medium level | −0.03 | −0.12 to 0.06 | ||||
Low Level | 0.01 | −0.17 to 0.20 | ||||
Municipality size: | ||||||
Under 7,500 inhabitants | Ref | |||||
7,500 to 15,000 inhabitants | −0.06 | −0.19 to 0.08 | ||||
Over 15,000 inhabitants | −0.09 | −0.24 to 0.05 | ||||
Rehabilitation rate in municipality | 0.04 | −0.01 to 0.09 | ||||
Random effects: | ||||||
Variance between municipalities | 0.0076 | 0.0072 | 0.0077 | |||
Variance within municipalities | 0.3266 | 0.3175 | 0.3153 | |||
ICC: | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | |||