Table 2 Pain and mental health by gender and by total and long-term sickness absence days during 1- year follow-up. Percentages and mean sickness absence days per person years

57.5

55.8

64.4

9.5 (8.5–10.5)

3.2 (2.4–4.0)

22.7

23.8

17.9

13.9 (12.5–15.3)

5.6 (4.1–7.1)

19.8

20.4

17.7

17.7 (14.5–20.9)

6.5 (4.9–8.1)

57.5

55.8

64.4

9.5 (8.5–10.5)

3.2 (2.4–4.0)

14.4

14.5

13.9

12.4 (10–14.8)

3.9 (2.5–5.3)

28.1

29.6

21.7

17.3 (15.1–19.6)

7.1 (5.6–8.6)

47.1

46.7

48.8

8.7 (7.9–9.5)

2.3 (1.8–2.8)

52.9

53.3

51.2

15.1 (13.6–16.7)

6.3 (5.2–7.4)

57.5

55.8

64.4

9.5 (8.5–10.5)

3.2 (2.4–4.0)

8.0

8.0

7.9

11.0 (8.9–13.1)

4.3 (2.3–6.3)

14.7

15.8

10.0

15.4 (13.6–17.3)

6.3 (4.3–8.4)

6.4

6.5

6.0

14.1 (9.5–18.8)

3.4 (1.5–5.3)

13.4

13.8

11.7

19.4 (15.1–23.7)

8.0 (5.7–10.2)

30.3

29.1

35.5

7.0 (6.3–7.7)

1.7 (1.1–2.3)

27.2

26.7

29.0

12.3 (10.4–14.2)

4.9 (3.4–6.4)

9.7

10.2

7.7

11.9 (10.1–13.8)

3.8 (2.4–5.1)

13.0

13.6

10.3

15.3 (13.3–17.4)

7.0 (4.6–9.4)

7.1

7.4

5.7

11.7 (8.5–15.0)

2.9 (1.2–4.6)

12.8

13.0

11.9

21.0 (16.3–25.7)

8.5 (6.1–10.8)

30.3

29.1

35.5

7.0 (6.3–7.7)

1.7 (1.1–2.3)

27.2

26.7

29.0

12.3 (10.4–14.2)

4.9 (3.4–6.4)

6.8

6.9

6.5

9.2 (7.0–11.5)

2.2 (0.6–3.7)

7.6

7.6

7.4

15.2 (11.3–19.2)

5.4 (3.2–7.7)

9.9

10.7

6.9

13.6 (11.2–16.1)

4.3 (2.8–5.7)

18.1

18.9

14.8

19.4 (16.2–22.6)

8.7 (6.5–10.9)