Table 2 Baseline sample characteristics as predictors of disability retirement

 Male

5536

111

2.01

1.00

 Female

6902

442

6.40

3.30

2.68–4.06

<0.001*

Age in years, mean (SD)

41.79 (10.23)

44.02 (9.80)

 <30

1697

58

3.42

1.00

 30–39

3641

117

3.21

0.88

0.64–1.20

0.416

 40–49

3863

184

4.76

1.34

0.99–1.80

0.051

 50–62

3237

194

5.99

2.31

1.72–3.09

<0.001*

 Legislators, senior officials, and managers

1101

26

2.36

0.35

0.23–0.51

<0.001*

 Professionals

3510

112

3.19

0.62

0.51–0.77

<0.001*

 Technicians and associate professionals

3476

153

4.40

1.04

0.86–1.25

0.700

 Clerks

690

46

6.67

1.30

0.96–1.76

0.092

 Service workers and shop and market sales workers

2794

173

6.19

2.26

1.89–2.71

<0.001*

 Skilled agricultural and fishery workers

1

0

0

-

-

-

 Craft and related trades workers

358

4

1.12

0.26

0.10–0.70

0.008*

 Plant and machine operators and assemblers

39

3

7.69

1.72

0.55–5.36

0.348

 Elementary occupations

316

22

6.96

1.52

0.99–2.32

0.056

 Armed forces and unspecified

0

0

0

-

-

-

 Missing data

153

14

9.15

 Competence equivalent to minimum 4 years of higher education (>15 years)

3523

113

3.21

1.00

 Competence equivalent to 1–3 years of higher education (13–15 years)

3517

156

4.44

1.48

1.16–1.88

0.002*

 Competence equivalent to high school (10–12 years)

3924

232

5.91

2.23

1.78–2.79

<0.001*

 Occupations that do not require high school (<10 years)

329

24

7.29

2.16

1.39–3.35

0.001*

 Occupations with unspecified requirements for competence

1101

26

2.36

0.53

0.35–0.82

0.004*

 Missing data

44

2

4.55

 No

11911

493

4.14

1.00

 Yes

527

60

11.39

2.17

1.66–2.83

<0.001*