A number of previous studies have investigated various predictors for being granted a disability pension. The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of sick-leave track record as a predictor of being granted a disability pension in a large dataset based on subjects sampled from the general population and followed for a long time.
Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology Section, Uppsala University, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden. thorne.wallman@pubcare.uu.se