Table 2

Associations between poor work ability and mortality in subgroups. Numbers are HRs, 95% CIs and p values

Study population	Work ability	N	Number of deaths	HR	95% CI	P value
All	Limited	16 901	246	4.58	3.35 to 6.26	<0.001
	Poor			12.41	9.21 to 16.72	<0.001
Sex
Men	Limited	8140	186	4.92	3.45 to 7.03	<0.001
	Poor			9.74	6.9 to 13.76	<0.001
Women	Limited	8761	60	4.36	2.26 to 8.4	<0.001
	Poor			19.77	10.89 to 35.9	<0.001
Age-group
Under 35 years	Limited	3270	13	6.5	1.76 to 24.06	0.01
	Poor			12.29	1.61 to 93.97	0.02
35–44 years	Limited	4292	28	4.4	1.72 to 11.22	<0.001
	Poor			9.25	3.39 to 25.27	<0.001
45–54 years	Limited	4430	85	3.22	1.87 to 5.55	<0.001
	Poor			11.1	6.78 to 18.16	<0.001
55–64 years	Limited	3870	118	2.34	1.46 to 3.73	<0.001
	Poor			5.29	3.38 to 8.28	<0.001
Educational group
Lower	Limited	5628	148	3.77	2.49 to 5.7	<0.001
	Poor			8.19	5.5 to 12.21	<0.001
Intermediate	Limited	5210	68	3.7	2.00 to 6.84	<0.001
	Poor			13.33	7.57 to 23.45	<0.001
Higher	Limited	4542	26	3.05	1.03 to 9.01	0.04
	Poor			10.05	3.34 to 30.29	<0.001
Self-rated health
Good	Limited	11 179	84	5.23	2.88 to 9.47	<0.001
	Poor			15.72	7.95 to 31.08	<0.001
Moderate or poor	Limited	5699	160	2.99	1.95 to 4.59	<0.001
	Poor			7.93	5.27 to 11.92	<0.001
Mental health problems
Yes	Limited	13 730	172	4.89	3.4 to 7.05	<0.001
	Poor			13.41	9.29 to 19.34	<0.001
No	Limited	1655	34	3.1	1.28 to 7.5	0.01
	Poor			6.8	2.93 to 15.76	<0.001