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Table 3 Associations of socio-demographic, clinical and life history characteristics with attachment to employment or education before work disability pension (Nā€‰=ā€‰1097)

From: Attachment to employment and education before work disability pension due to a mental disorder among young adults

Characteristics

PRa

(95Ā % CI)

PRb

(95Ā % CI)b

PRc

(95Ā % CI)c

Sex

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

į…ŸMen

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

į…ŸWomen

1.34

(1.18-1.52)

1.33

(1.18-1.51)

1.23

(1.08-1.40)

Age (years)

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

į…Ÿ18-24

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

į…Ÿ25-29

1.05

(0.90-1.02)

1.04

(0.89-1.21)

1.04

(0.90-1.21)

į…Ÿ30-34

0.88

(0.75-1.02)

0.88

(0.76-1.03)

0.88

(0.76-1.03)

Basic education

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

į…ŸComprehensive school

1

1

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

į…ŸHigh school

1.53

(1.23-1.72)

1.47

(1.30-1.65)

1.47

(1.30-1.65)

Vocational education

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

į…ŸNo vocational education

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

į…ŸVocational course or apprenticeship

0.64

(0.43-0.95)

0.70

(0.47-1.03)

0.69

(0.47-1.02)

į…ŸVocational school

0.70

(0.61-0.81)

0.73

(0.63-0.85)

0.73

(0.64-0.85)

į…ŸUniversity of applied sciences

1.04

(0.88-1.24)

1.05

(0.88-1.27)

1.05

(0.88-1.25)

į…ŸUniversity

1.06

(0.85-1.33)

1.07

(0.86-1.34)

1.02

(0.82-1.28)

Diagnosis

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

į…ŸPsychotic disorder

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

į…ŸDepressive disorder

1.44

(1.24-1.68)

1.37

(1.17-1.60)

1.40

(1.19-1.64)

į…ŸBipolar disorder

1.52

(1.27-1.82)

1.44

(1.20-1.72)

1.46

(1.21-1.75)

į…ŸOther mental disorder

1.25

(1.01-1.56)

1.23

(0.99-1.53)

1.26

(1.01-1.58)

Psychiatric comorbidity

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

į…ŸYes

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

į…ŸNo

1.03

(0.91-1.16)

1.04

(0.92-1.17)

1.10

(0.98-1.25)

Somatic comorbidity

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

į…ŸYes

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

į…ŸNo

1.03

(0.82-1.29)

1.04

(0.84-1.30)

1.09

(0.88-1.36)

Harmful alcohol use

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

į…ŸYes

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

į…ŸNo

1.36

(1.16-1.58)

1.28

(1.09-1.49)

1.32

(1.13-1.54)

Drug use

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

į…ŸYes

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

į…ŸNo

1.46

(1.18-1.81)

1.37

(1.10-1.69)

1.33

(1.07-1.64)

Psychiatric hospital admission

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

į…ŸYes

1

Ā 

1

1

1

Ā 

į…ŸNo

1.01

(0.89-1.14)

1.03

(0.91-1.16)

0.94

(0.83-1.07)

Suicide attempts

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

į…ŸYes

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

į…ŸNo

0.89

(0.78-1.02)

0.93

(0.81-1.06)

1.00

(0.87-1.14)

Symptoms at school-age

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

į…ŸYes

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

į…ŸNo

1.12

(0.99-1.26)

1.18

(1.05-1.33)

1.22

(1.08-1.37)

Mental disorders in family

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

į…ŸYes

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

į…ŸNo

0.90

(0.79-1.10)

0.92

(0.82-1.04)

0.95

(0.84-1.07)

Childhood adversity

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

į…ŸYes

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

1

Ā 

į…ŸNo

1.04

(0.92-1.18)

1.07

(0.95-1.20)

1.09

(0.97-1.20)

  1. PR, prevalence ratio; CI, confidence interval
  2. aUnadjusted
  3. bAdjusted for age and sex
  4. cAs previousā€‰+ā€‰adjusted for diagnosis and psychiatric hospital admission