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Table 2 Characteristics of the study population. Characteristics of women and men with a disability pension at baseline or during follow up, and non-retired women and men

From: The prognosis for individuals on disability retirement An 18-year mortality follow-up study of 6887 men and women sampled from the general population

 

Disability pension

Non-retired

  
 

Women

Men

Women

Men

p for difference

 

Mean or %

SD

mean or %

SD

mean or %

SD

mean or %

SD

pension status

gender

No of subjects

892

 

791

 

2257

 

2947

   

No. of observation periods

18871)

 

15782)

 

2257

 

2947

   

No. of person-years

9479

 

6923

 

35528

 

40320

   

Age at baseline

53.8

8.09

52.5

8.55

44.7

10.06

44.6

8.65

<0.0001

n.s.

Married, %

73.8

 

63.4

 

78.6

 

80.4

 

<0.001

n.s.

Mandatory education only

70.8

 

55.4

 

43.0

 

31.0

 

<0.0001

<0.0001

Household size

2.3

1.19

2.4

1.49

2.9

1.22

2.9

1.32

<0.0001

n.s.

Smokers, %

37.8

 

42.2

 

33.3

 

30.1

 

<0.005

<0.01

Hospital care for alcohol or drug abuse, %

0

 

5.4

 

0.4

 

0.9

 

<0.01

<0.005

  1. 1) 634 observation periods before and 1258 periods after disability pension.
  2. 2) 592 observation periods before and 992 periods after disability pension.