Table 3 Work participation and sickness absence during 12-month follow-up (N = 681)

Highest level of participation (during follow-up)

 Sustainable RTW

 Non-sustainable RTW

 Return to non-competitive work

 No participation

179

18

32

452

26

3

5

66

Median days until sustainable RTW

 All participation levels

 Sustainable RTW

681

179

100

26

365^b

185

335–365

94–262

Duration of sickness absence

 <12 months

 ≥ 12 months^a

 Unknown

314

343

24

46

50

4

Duration of sickness absence in participants with sustainable RTW (N = 179)

 <12 months sickness absence

 ≥ 12 months sickness absence^a

 Unknown

145

24

10

81

13

6

Duration of sickness absence in participants without sustainable RTW (N = 502)

 <12 months sickness absence

 ≥ 12 months sickness absence^a

 Unknown

169

319

14

34

64

3

Median days of sickness absence period

 All participants (with available sickness absence data)

 Participants with < 12 months sickness absence

 Participants with sustainable RTW (with available sickness absence data)

657

314

169

96

46

25

365

144

156

149–365

82–240

87–269