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Table 1 Descriptive statistics for all women (n = 2897) and men (n = 1745) granted disability pension (DP) due to common mental disorders in 2009–2010 in Sweden (N = 4642)

From: Trajectories of antidepressant medication use in individuals before and after being granted disability pension due to common mental disorders- a nationwide register-based study

Characteristics, measured at the end of the year preceding granted DP

All

Women

Men

 

n 4642

% 100

n 2897

% 62.4

n 1745

% 37.6

Socio-demographic characteristics b

 Agea

  18–24

837

18.0

520

17.9

317

18.2

  25–34

490

10.6

294

10.1

196

11.2

  35–44

635

13.7

407

14.0

228

13.1

  45–54

1112

24.0

730

25.2

382

21.9

  55–64

1568

33.8

946

32.7

622

35.6

 Education (years)a

  Compulsory (≤9)

1301

28.0

710

24.5

591

33.9

  High school (10–12)

2134

46.0

1353

46.7

781

44.8

  University (> 12)

1207

26.0

834

28.8

373

21.4

 Country of birtha

  Sweden

3589

77.3

2314

79.9

1275

73.1

  Other EU countries

278

6.0

180

6.2

98

5.6

  Rest of the world

775

16.7

403

13.9

372

21.3

 Type of living areaac

  Big cities

1852

39.9

1120

38.7

732

41.9

  Medium sized cities

1576

34.0

988

34.1

588

33.7

  Small towns/villages

1214

26.2

789

27.2

425

24.4

 Family situationa

  Marriedd living without children

743

16.0

496

17.1

247

14.2

  Marriedd living with children

967

20.8

598

20.6

369

21.1

  Singlee living without children

2103

45.3

1188

41.0

915

52.4

  Singlee living with children

478

10.3

420

14.5

58

3.3

  Adolescents living with parents, < 20 years

351

7.6

195

6.7

156

8.9

Medical characteristics

 Main DP diagnosisa

  Depressive disorders

2150

46.3

1305

45.0

845

48.4

  Anxiety disorders

1441

31.0

867

29.9

574

32.9

  Stress-related mental disorders

1051

22.6

725

25.0

326

18.7

 Previous healthcaref

  Mental inpatient carea

777

16.7

460

15.9

317

18.2

  Specialized mental outpatient carea

2674

57.6

1588

54.8

1086

62.2

  Somatic inpatient care

1349

29.1

864

29.8

485

27.8

  Specialized somatic outpatient carea

3436

74.0

2225

76.8

1211

69.4

  1. aSignificant sex differences
  2. bAll socio-demographic variables are measured at t0
  3. cType of living area: big cities (Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö); medium sized cities (cities with more than 90,000 inhabitants within 30 km distance from the centre of the city); small cities/villages/rural
  4. dMarried includes all living with partner; cohabitant
  5. eSingle includes divorced, separated, or widowed
  6. fMeasured during t-3 to t0