Table 3 Cumulative incidence of sickness absence with psychiatric disorders in different age groups in Norway and Oslo, 1994, 1996, 1998 and 2000, men.

16–29

1994

295,134

0.4 (0.4–0.4)

25,452

0.6 (0.6–0.6)

1.38 (1.17–1.64)

1996

299,080

0.6 (0.6–0.6)

27,663

0.8 (0.8–0.8)

1.32 (1.15–1.51)

1998

308,784

1.1 (1.1–1.1)

31,619

1.3 (1.3–1.3)

1.23 (1.11–1.36)

2000

306,750

1.5 (1.5–1.5)

+1.1

35,077

1.6 (1.6–1.6)

+1.0

1.07 (0.98–1.17)

30–39

1994

282,087

0.9 (0.9–0.9)

32,005

1.2 (1.2–1.2)

1.29 (1.16–1.43)

1996

293,613

1.3(1.3–1.3)

35,810

1.6 (1.6–1.6)

1.23 (1.13–1.35)

1998

304,909

2.0 (2.0–2.0)

38,704

2.0 (2.0–2.0)

1.02 (0.94–1.10)

2000

316,319

2.6 (2.6–2.6)

+1.7

42,992

2.4 (2.4–2.4)

+1.2

0.93 (0.87–0.99)

40–49

1994

269,518

1.1 (1.1–1.1)

23,629

1.6 (1.6–1.6)

1.50 (1.34–1.67)

1996

273,295

1.5 (1.5–1.5)

25,048

2.1 (2.1–2.1)

1.46 (1.34–1.60)

1998

275,377

2.1 (2.1–2.1)

25,924

2.7 (2.7–2.7)

1.31 (1.22–1.42)

2000

282,540

2.7 (2.7–2.7)

+1.6

28,734

3.1 (3.1–3.1)

+1.5

1.16 (1.08–1.24)

50–59

1994

171,782

0.9 (0.9–0.9)

14,539

1.3 (1.3–1.3)

1.39 (1.20–1.62)

1996

198,071

1.3 (1.3–1.3)

17,909

1.7 (1.7–1.7)

1.30 (1.15–1.46)

1998

220,152

1.8 (1.8–1.8)

20,287

2.0 (2.0–2.0)

1.12 (1.01–1.24)

2000

239,252

2.3 (2.3–2.3)

+1.4

22,901

2.4 (2.4–2.4)

+1.1

1.04 (0.96–1.14)

60–66

1994

71,470

0.9 (0.9–0.9)

6,462

1.1 (1.1–1.1)

1.26 (0.99–1.62)

1996

70,288

1.2 (1.2–1.2)

6,350

1.5 (1.6–1.6)

1.34 (1.08–1.65)

1998

71,952

1.6 (1.6–1.6)

6,311

1.9 (1.9–1.9)

1.21 (1.01–1.46)

2000

74,477

1.9 (1.9–1.9)

+1.0

7,029

2.1 (2.1–2.1)

+1.0

1.14 (0.96–1.35)

Total

1994

1,089,991

0.8 (0.8–0.8)

102,087

1.1 (1.0–1.2)

1.39 (1.30–1.47)

1996

1,134,437

1.1 (1.1–1.2)

112,780

1.5 (1.4–1.6)

1.34 (1.27–1.41)

1998

1,181,174

1.7 (1.7–1.7)

122,845

2.0 (1.9–2.1)

1.68 (1.12–1.22)

2000

1,219,338

2.2 (2.2–2.3)

+1.4

136,733

2.4 (2.3–2.4)

+1.3

1.05 (1.01–1.09)