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abstract: 'Background There is wide evidence that women present longer duration of
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sickness absence (SA) than men. Musculoskeletal disorders are influenced
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by gender due to the sexual division of work.
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Methods 354 432 episodes of non-work-related SA due to musculoskeletal
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disorders, which were registered in Catalonia between 2005 and 2008,
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were selected. The outcome variable was the duration of SA. Frailty
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survival models, stratified by sex and adjusted for explanatory
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variables (age, employment status, case management, economic activity
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and repeated episode), were fitted to study the association between each
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variable and the duration of SA, obtaining HRs.
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Results Women presented longer SA episodes than men in all variable
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categories. A trend from shorter to longer duration of SA with
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increasing age was observed in men, whereas in women, it had a
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fluctuating pattern. Analysing most frequent diagnostic subgroups from
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the sample, only `non-specific lumbago'' and `sciatic lumbago'' showed
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these age patterns. Frailty survival models applied to these 2 subgroups
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confirmed the described age patterns in SA duration.
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Conclusions Women have longer non-work-related SA due to musculoskeletal
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disorders than men. However, while men have longer absences as their age
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increases, in women some older groups have shorter absences than younger
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ones. These findings could be explained by gender differences in the
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interaction between paid work and family demands. Our results highlight
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the need for continued research on SA from a gender perspective, in
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order to improve management of SA in terms of clinical practice and
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public policies.'
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affiliation: 'Arcas, MM (Corresponding Author), Univ Pompeu Fabra, Hosp del Mar, Agencia
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Salut Publ Barcelona, Prevent Med \& Publ Hlth,Educ Unit, Passeig Maritim 25-29,
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Barcelona 08003, Catalonia, Spain.
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Arcas, M. Marta, Univ Pompeu Fabra, Hosp del Mar, Agencia Salut Publ Barcelona,
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Dept Prevent Med \& Publ Hlth,Educ Unit, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Delclos, George L.; Tora-Rocamora, Isabel; Martinez, Jose Miguel; Benavides, Fernando
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G., Univ Pompeu Fabra, Ctr Res Occupat Hlth, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Delclos, George L.; Tora-Rocamora, Isabel; Martinez, Jose Miguel; Benavides, Fernando
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G., CIBERESP, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Delclos, George L., Univ Texas Sch Publ Hlth, Houston, TX USA.
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Delclos, George L.; Tora-Rocamora, Isabel; Martinez, Jose Miguel; Benavides, Fernando
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G., Hosp del Mar Med Res Inst IMIM, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.'
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author: Arcas, M. Marta and Delclos, George L. and Tora-Rocamora, Isabel and Martinez,
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Jose Miguel and Benavides, Fernando G.
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author-email: arcasferre@gmail.com
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author_list:
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- family: Arcas
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given: M. Marta
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- family: Delclos
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given: George L.
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- family: Tora-Rocamora
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given: Isabel
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- family: Martinez
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given: Jose Miguel
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- family: Benavides
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given: Fernando G.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1136/jech-2014-204331
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eissn: 1470-2738
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files: []
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issn: 0143-005X
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journal: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
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keywords-plus: HEALTH; RETURN; LEAVE; COHORT; INEQUALITIES; SEX
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language: English
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month: NOV
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number: '11'
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number-of-cited-references: '37'
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orcid-numbers: Martínez, José Miguel/0000-0002-9633-1204
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pages: 1065-1073
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papis_id: 20457c9e07944c2cafd84fcf643dab2a
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ref: Arcas2016genderdifferences
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researcherid-numbers: Martínez, José Miguel/AAU-3228-2021
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times-cited: '9'
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title: Gender differences in the duration of non-work-related sickness absence episodes
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due to musculoskeletal disorders
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000386516300003
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '9'
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volume: '70'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
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year: '2016'
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