Table 1 Distribution of ICD-10 chapters among the 443 patients.
From: Health problems and disability in long-term sickness absence: ICF coding of medical certificates
ICD- 10 chapter | Code | All N = 433 | Men N = 166 | Women N = 267 | Gender difference, p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Missing | 2 (.5) | 1 (.6) | 1 (.4) | Â |
V. Mental and behavioral disorders | 149 (34.4) | 46 (27.9) | 103 (38.4) | .03* | |
| Â | F 43 Reaction to severe stress and adjustment disorders | 64 (14.7) | 16 (9.7) | 48 (17.9) | .02* |
XIII. Diseases of the musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue | 142 (32.8) | 55 (33.3) | 87 (32.5) | .85 | |
| Â | M 54 Dorsalgia | 39 (9.0) | 22 (13.3) | 17 (6.3) | .01* |
XIX Injury, poisoning, and certain other consequences of external causes | 29 (6.7) | 16 (9.7) | 13 (4.9) | .05 | |
XVIII Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings | 21(4.8) | 10 (6.1) | 11 (4.1) | .36 | |
X Diseases of the respiratory system | 15 (3.5) | 7 (4.2) | 8 (3.0) | .49 | |
IX Diseases of the circulatory system | 14 (3.2) | 7 (4.2) | 7 (2.7) | .35 | |
II Neoplasms | 12 (2.8) | 5 (3.0) | 7 (2.7) | .77 | |
VI Diseases of the nervous system | 8 (1.8) | 4 (2.4) | 4 (1.5) | .49 | |
XI Diseases of the digestive system | 11 (2.5) | 5 (3.0) | 6 (2.2) | .76 | |
XXI Factors influencing health status and contact with health services | 8 (1.8) | 1 (.6) | 7 (2.6) | .16 | |
Remaining chapters (I,III,IV, VII,VIII, XII,XIV, XV, XVII) | 22 (5.1) | 8 (4.8) | 15 (5.5) | .86 | |