Clinical Study

Undetected Common Mental Disorders in Long-Term Sickness Absence

Table 3

Predictors of verified depression, anxiety, and somatoform disorder among individuals sick-listed minus psychiatric sick leave diagnosis including 95% confidence intervals (CI) for each odds ratio (OR). ORs are significant when the 95% confidence limits not include 1.

Psychiatric diagnosisRisk factorOR95% CI

Depression
Female2.532.42–2.65
Constant0.150.14-0.15

Anxiety

Somatoform disorder
Female3.202.63–3.89
Employment—Other5.274.81–5.77
Constant0.040.03–0.05