The Impact of Diagnosis on Job Retention: A Danish Registry-Based Cohort Study

Table 2

Risk of disability pension for different diagnoses stratified by employment status at baseline.

	(%)	Crude HR (95% CI)	Adjusted HR (95% CI)
Overall
Study group 1
Rheumatoid arthritis	55 (17)	0.70 (0.54–0.92)	0.69 (0.53–0.90)
Spine disorders	2258 (23)	1 [ref.]	1 [ref.]
Study group 2
Ischemic heart disease	490 (24)	1.19 (1.04–1.36)	0.96 (0.84–1.10)
Functional disorders	381 (22)	1 [ref.]	1 [ref.]
Status after 3 months: flex job holders
Study group 1
Rheumatoid arthritis	26 (11)	0.69 (0.47–1.02)	0.69 (0.47–1.02)
Spine disorders	956 (16)	1 [ref.]	1 [ref.]
Study group 2
Ischemic heart disease	253 (17)	1.31 (1.08–1.60)	1.03 (0.84–1.27)
Functional disorders	155 (15)	1 [ref.]	1 [ref.]
Status after 3 months: unemployment benefit recipients
Study group 1
Rheumatoid arthritis	329 (34)	0.90 (0.62–1.29)	0.88 (0.61–1.27)
Spine disorders	1302 (36)	1 [ref.]	1 [ref.]
Study group 2
Ischemic heart disease	237 (41)	1.42 (1.18–1.70)	1.02 (0.85–1.23)
Functional disorders	226 (35)	1 [ref.]	1 [ref.]

Adjusted for gender, age, education, marital status, home-dwelling children, ethnic background, and region of residence.