Table 1

Distributions of study variables, and disability retirement events by the study variables during the follow-up (p values from cross-tabulations between each variable of interest and disability retirement events)

Distribution (n)Disability retirement events (%)p Value
Gender
 Women5016494 (9.8)
 Men1374114 (8.3)0.082
Age
 40128139 (3.0)
 45138078 (5.7)
 501366192 (14.1)
 551603225 (14.0)
 6076074 (9.7)<0.0001
Socioeconomic position
 Manual workers859152 (17.0)
 Routine non-manuals2191254 (11.6)
 Semiprofessionals1246106 (8.5)
 Managers/professionals205896 (4.7)<0.0001
Physically strenuous work
 No4305302 (7.0)
 Yes2085306 (14.7)<0.0001
Mentally strenuous work
 No5490502 (9.1)
 Yes900106 (11.8)0.013
Drinking problem
 No5264480 (9.1)
 Yes1126128 (11.4)0.02
Body mass index
 Normal3267233 (7.1)
 Overweight2186218 (10.0)
 Obese937157 (16.8)<0.0001
Self-rated health
 Poor1582363 (22.9)
 Good4808245 (5.1)<0.0001
Smoking and physical activity
Non-smokers3399271 (8.0)
 Active vigorous125057 (4.6)
 Active moderate1395134 (9.6)
 Inactive75480 (10.6)
Ex-smokers1533154 (10.0)
 Active vigorous52228 (5.4)
 Active moderate63477 (12.1)
 Inactive37749 (13.0)
Moderate smokers83671 (8.5)
 Active vigorous27016 (5.9)
 Active moderate36636 (9.8)
 Inactive20019 (9.5)
Heavy smokers622112 (18.0)
 Active vigorous12817 (13.3)
 Active moderate26251 (19.5)
 Inactive23244 (19.0)<0.0001
All6390608 (9.5)