Table 1 Numbers of persons included in descriptive analysis with and without disability pension during follow-up

Total

7,985

2,784 (34.9)

5,201 (65.1)

Men

4,097 (51.3)

1,185 (42.6)

2,912 (56.0)

Women

3,888 (48.7)

1,599 (57.4)

2,289 (44.0)

Been unemployed in follow-up

2,417 (30.3)

935 (33.6)

1,482 (28.5)

Chronic illness

None

3,833 (48.0)

1,307 (47.0)

2,526 (48.6)

1

1,700 (21.3)

526 (18.9)

1,174 (22.6)

2 or more

2,458 (30.7)

951 (34.1)

1,501 (28.8)

Self rated health

Fair/poor

781 (11.5)

435 (18.5)

346 (7.8)

Very good/good

6,034 (88.5)

1,921 (81.5)

4.113 (92.2)

Headache

Never/rarely, once or several times per month

6,129 (91.4)

1,996 (86.8)

4,133 (93.8)

Once or several times per week, daily

577 (8.6)

303 (13.2)

274 (6.2)

Pain in neck or shoulder

Never/rarely, once or several times per month

5,305 (79.9)

1,616 (70.1)

3,689 (84.5)

Once or several times per week, daily

1,335 (20.1)

663 (29.9)

672 (15.5)

Depression

Never/rarely

4,149 (61.5)

1,293 (55.3)

2,856 (64.9)

Often/almost all the time

2,593 (38.5)

1,045 (44.7)

1,548 (35.1)

Health behaviour

Non-smoker

2,264 (28.4)

635 (22.8)

1,629 (31.3)

Former smoker

2,063 (25.8)

660 (23.8)

1,403 (27.0)

Smoker

3,657 (45.8)

1,488 (53.5)

2,169 (41.7)

Non-drinker

2,570 (40.9)

916 (43.0)

1,654 (39.9)

Drinking up to 1-2 times per month

3,439 (54.8)

1109 (52.0)

2,330 (56.2)

Drinking more than once a week/daily

267 (4.3)

106 (5.0)

161 (3.9)

Educational level

College/university

1,432 (18.1)

296 (10.7)

1,136 (22.2)

High school

4,106 (52.1)

1,392 (50.3)

2,714 (53.0)

Primary school

2,349 (29.8)

1,077 (39.0)

1,272 (24.8)