%0 Journal Article %T Re: Gjesdal S, Mæland JG, Svedberg P, Hagberg J, Alexanderson K. Role of diagnoses and socioeconomic status in mortality among disability pensioners in Norway—a population-based cohort study. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2008;34(6):479–482. %A Gjesdal, Sturla %A Mæland, John Gunnar %A Svedberg, Pia %A Hagberg, Jan %A Alexanderson, Kristina %J Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health %D 2009 %8 July 35 %N 4 %@ 0355-3140 %F Gjesdal2009 %X '

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OBJECTIVES ': 'Several studies have shown increased mortality among disability pensioners. This study attempted to determine the causes of such an increase.

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METHODS ': 'A population-based study was carried out with 148 942 persons followed between 1990 and 1996 in Norway. Of this total, 6285 women and 4113 men were on a disability pension at baseline. A Cox proportional hazards analysis was carried out separately for the women and men in which all-cause mortality was the outcome variable. Disability pension status, disability pension diagnosis, age, educational level, and mean annual income were entered as explanatory variables.

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RESULTS ': 'Persons on a disability pension had a strongly increased mortality rate. The age-adjusted hazard ratio was 3.0 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) 2.4–3.8] for the women and 3.4 (95% CI 2.8–4.1) for the men on a disability pension, when they were compared with those not on a disability pension. When adjusted for education and income levels, the hazard ratios (HR) decreased significantly for the men, to 2.0 (95% CI 1.8–2.4), but not so for women (HR 2.5, 95% CI 2.2–2.9). Except for the men with musculoskeletal diagnoses, all of the diagnostic groups had hazard ratios above unity also after the adjustments were made.

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CONCLUSIONS ': 'The study confirmed high early mortality among Norwegian disability pensioners in the period 1990–1996. The medical condition seemed to contribute more to the increased mortality among the women, whereas a low socioeconomic status was more important for the men.

%K amendment and correction %K cohort study %K diagnosis %K disability pensioner %K medical condition %K mortality %K Norway %K population-based cohort study %K short communication %K socioeconomic status %U https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=1339 %P 319-319