HR of obtaining voluntary early pension or disability pension in the study period according to baseline information
| Risk factors | Voluntary early pension n=904 | Disability pension n=540 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95(%) CI | HR | 95(%) CI | |
| Education grade | ||||
| Secondary school | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10 years primary school or | 0.83 | 0.65 to 1.06 | 0.92 | 0.71 to 1.18 |
| Basic vocational course | ||||
| 7–9 years primary school | 3.19 | 2.65 to 3.85 | 1.27 | 1.02 to 1.57 |
| Vocational status spouse | ||||
| Transfer income versus paid work | 0.55 | 0.46 to 0.67 | 1.11 | 0.85 to 1.45 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Living alone versus live in partner | 0.64 | 0.51 to 0.80 | 1.54 | 1.14 to 2.09 |
| Workers compensation | ||||
| Case | 1.02 | 0.84 to 1.23 | 1.51 | 1.23 to 1.87 |
| Workplace | ||||
| nursery home/homecare versus Hospital | 1.04 | 0.88 to 1.23 | 1.08 | 0.87 to 1.35 |
| Work hours | ||||
| Mainly day work | 1 | 1 | ||
| mainly evening work | 1.03 | 0.86 to 1.23 | 1.29 | 1.03 to 1.60 |
| Mainly night work | 1.16 | 0.92 to 1.46 | 1.18 | 0.87 to 1.61 |
| Mixed | 0.90 | 0.74 to 1.11 | 0.97 | 0.74 to 1.27 |
| Heaviness of care duties | ||||
| Index* high | 0.79 | 0.62 to 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.74–1.29 |
| RPE† (range 0–14) | ||||
| high ≥8 | 0.96 | 0.82 to 1.13 | 1.23 | 1.00 to 1.51 |
| Decision latitude -low | 1.09 | 0.92 to 1.28 | 0.90 | 0.72 to 1.12 |
| Demand –high (%) | 1.28 | 1.09 to 1.50 | 0.92 | 0.75 to 1.13 |
| Number of days LBP the last 12 month altogether | ||||
| 0 days | 0.98 | 0.77 to 1.24 | 1.36 | 0.93 to 1.26 |
| 1–7 days | 0.71 | 0.56 to 0.89 | 1.34 | 0.94 to 1.92 |
| 8–30 days | 0.71 | 0.55 to 0.91 | 1.35 | 0.92 to 1.97 |
| 31–90 days | 0.58 | 0.40 to 0.82 | 1.29 | 0.81 to 2.05 |
| More than 90 days | 0.72 | 0.54 to 0.97 | 2.27 | 1.55 to 3.34 |
| Usual back pain: radiation below knee level | 0.90 | 0.73 to 1.10 | 1.18 | 0.05 to 1.48 |
| Ever acute LBP in relation to patient handling or other work tasks | 1.07 | 0.89 to 1.27 | 1.01 | 0.80 to 1.28 |
| More than 30 days of sick leave the last year because of upper limb disorder | 1.04 | 0.72 to 1.50 | 2.18 | 1.57 to 3.01 |
| More than 30 days of sick leave the last year because of lower limb disorder | 0.91 | 0.63 to 1.31 | 1.51 | 1.08 to 2.11 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 1.47 | 1.27 to 1.69 | 1.14 | 0.94 to 1.38 |
| Lung diseases | 0.88 | 0.75 to 1.05 | 1.14 | 0.93 to 1.39 |
| Skin diseases | 0.61 | 0.49 to 0.75 | 1.13 | 0.90 to 1.42 |
| Gastro intestinal diseases | 1.21 | 1.00 to 1.47 | 1.39 | 1.10 to 1.76 |
| Rheumatologic inflammatory diseases | 1.76 | 1.25 to 2.48 | 2.42 | 1.67 to 3.52 |
| Nervous disorder | 0.87 | 0.62 to 1.24 | 1.31 | 0.92 to 1.87 |
| Current smoking | 0.80 | 0.69 to 0.93 | 1.20 | 0.98 to 1.45 |
| BMI | ||||
| Severe overweight > 30 | 0.87 | 0.64 to 1.17 | 0.85 | 0.57 to 1.26 |
| Physical activity‡ low | 0.87 | 0.74 to 1.02 | 0.94 | 0.77 to 1.15 |
LBP, low-back pain .
*Index based on part of clients needing full care in combination with number of person handlings a day.
†Rated perceived exertion 0–14 scale, anchored 1=very very light and 13=very very strenuous.
‡Physical activity low: less than ‘at least one time a week strenuous physical activity’.