Open AccessContribution of comorbid conditions to the association between diabetes and disability pensions: a population-based nationwide cohort study
Author(s) -
Jenni Ervasti,
Marianna Virtanen,
Tea Lallukka,
Jaana Pentti,
Linnea Kjeldgård,
Ellenor MittendorferRutz,
Petter Tinghög,
Kristina Alexanderson
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3556
Subject(s) - disability pension , diabetes mellitus , medicine , cohort , comorbidity , association (psychology) , cohort study , gerontology , population , demography , environmental health , psychiatry , psychology , sociology , psychotherapist , endocrinology
Using Swedish population-based register data, we examined the extent to which comorbid conditions contribute to the risk of disability pension among people with diabetes.