Risk of a permanent work-related disability pension after incident venous thromboembolism in Denmark: A population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long-term complications of venous thromboembolism (VTE) hamper physical function and impair quality of life; still, it remains unclear whether VTE is associated with risk of permanent work-related disability. We aimed to assess the association between VTE and the risk of receiving a permanent work-related disability pension and to assess whether this association was explained by comorbidities such as cancer and arterial cardiovascular disease.

Methods and findings

A Danish nationwide population-based cohort study consisting of 43,769 individuals aged 25 to 66 years with incident VTE during 1995 to 2016 and 218,845 birth year-, sex-, and calendar year-matched individuals from the general population, among whom 45.9% (N = 120,540) were women, was established using D

SUBMITTER: Jorgensen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8443033 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature