Alcohol use disorder-related sick leave and mortality: a cohort study

Table 2 Mortality of workers stratified by sex, alcohol-related diagnoses and AUD-related sick leave treatment received

Early mortality
Sex	Alcohol-related condition	Type of treatment*	Years of observation	Number of subjects	Number of deaths	Deaths per 1000 years of observation
Men	Alcohol use disorder	Outpatient treatment	5106	670	59	11.6
		Inpatient treatment	12663	1594	166	13.1
	Controls	None	551130	83238	2466	4.5
	Alcohol induced mental disorders	Outpatient treatment	5637	694	85	15.1
		Inpatient treatment	2068	260	87	42.1
	Controls	None	561194	84548	2519	4.5
	Alcohol induced medical conditions	Outpatient treatment	1324	168	25	18.9
		Inpatient treatment	1643	216	35	21.3
	Controls	None	565932	85118	2631	4.6
Women	Alcohol use disorder	Outpatient treatment	962	127	8	8.3
		Inpatient treatment	2061	268	28	13.6
	Controls	None	283141	42104	557	2.0
	Alcohol-related mental disorders	Outpatient treatment	1331	156	11	8.3
		Inpatient treatment	515	64	16	31.1
	Controls	None	284318	42279	566	2.0
	Alcohol induced medical conditions	Outpatient treatment	181	22	3	16.6
		Inpatient treatment	321	40	3	9.3
	Controls	None	285662	42437	587	2.1
Both	Alcohol use disorder	Outpatient treatment	6068	797	67	11.0
		Inpatient treatment	14724	1862	194	13.2
	Controls	None	834271	125342	3023	3.6
	Alcohol-related mental disorders	Outpatient treatment	6968	850	96	13.8
		Inpatient treatment	2583	324	103	39.9
	Controls	None	845512	126827	3085	3.6
	Alcohol induced medical conditions	Outpatient treatment	1505	190	28	18.6
		Inpatient treatment	1964	256	38	19.3
	Controls	None	851594	127555	3281	3.9

*Outpatient treatment = Alcohol-use-disorder (AUD)-related sick leave managed on an outpatient basis. Inpatient = AUD-related psychiatric inpatient treatment. None=Neither outpatient or inpatient treatment.

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