Sick leave certification: a unique perspective on frequency and duration of episodes - a complete record of sickness certification in a defined population of employees in Malta

Table 2 Episodes of sickness and days sick by employee category; rates per 1000 employees per annum.

Episodes	N	Total	Injury on duty	Sprains/strains	Low back pain	Psychological	URTI
Female manual workers	19	1,754	0	351	53	18	526
Male manual workers	207	3,277	153	692	135	35	879
Female desk workers	78	1,893	9	73	13	0	893
Male desk workers	117	1,245	3	108	6	9	613
Days sick	N	Total	Injury on duty	Sprains/strains	Low back pain	Psychological	URTI
Female manual workers	19	4,105	0	772	123	53	1,333
Male manual workers	207	10,293	910	1,720	565	230	2,283
Female desk workers	78	4,231	21	145	38	0	2,171
Male desk workers	117	3,570	291	248	14	145	1,558

Legend: N = number of employees in each category Total = rate of sickness episodes per employee, for each category (total for all diagnoses) URTI = upper respiratory tract infection, including colds, sinusitis, flu, but excluding otitis media and chest infections

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