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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population before and after propensity score matching by exposure status

From: Transition to retirement impact on health and lifestyle habits: analysis from a nationwide Italian cohort

 

Before PSM

After PSM

Transition to retirement

n. (%)

Control

n. (%)

 

Transition to retirement

n. (%)

Control

n. (%)

 

n.

1653

3516

p-valuea

1635

1635

p-valuea

Age (mean, years)

60.37

58.15

< 0.01*

60.36

60.39

0.78

Gender

  

0.52

  

1

 Males

976 (59.0%)

2043 (58.1%)

 

968 (59.2%)

968 (59.2%)

 

 Females

677 (41.0%)

1473 (41.9%)

 

667 (40.8%)

667 (40.8%)

 

Job

  

< 0.01*

  

1

 White collar

1218 (73.7%)

2751 (78.2%)

 

1206 (73.8%)

1206 (73.8%)

 

 Blue collar

435 (26.3%)

765 (21.8%)

 

429 (26.2%)

429 (26.2%)

 

Job satisfactionb

  

0.05

  

0.71

 High

338 (20.6%)

619 (17.8%)

 

336 (20.5%)

315 (19.3%)

 

 Medium-high

982 (59.8%)

2091 (60.2%)

 

977 (59.8%)

1008 (61.7%)

 

 Medium-low

251 (15.3%)

599 (17.2%)

 

250 (15.3%)

252 (15.4%)

 

 Low

72 (4.3%)

168 (4.8%)

 

72 (4.4%)

60 (3.6%)

 

Education level

  

< 0.01*

  

0.47

 High

475 (28.7%)

1268 (36.1%)

 

467 (28.6%)

440 (26.9%)

 

 Medium

760 (46.0%)

1661 (47.2%)

 

757 (46.3%)

802 (49.1%)

 

 Low

418 (25.3%)

587 (16.7%)

 

411 (25.1%)

393 (24.0%)

 

Area of residencec

  

0.01*

  

0.63

 North West

389 (23.5%)

741 (21.1%)

 

382 (23.4%)

387 (23.7%)

 

 North East

360 (21.8%)

649 (18.4%)

 

353 (21.6%)

315 (19.3%)

 

 Center

337 (20.4%)

759 (21.6%)

 

336 (20.5%)

344 (21.0%)

 

 South and islands

567 (34.3%)

1367 (38.9%)

 

564 (34.5%)

589 (36.0%)

 

Self-reported health status

  

0.75

  

0.78

 Excellent

238 (14.4%)

493 (14.0%)

 

234 (14.3%)

212 (13.0%)

 

 Good

839 (50.8%)

1839 (52.3%)

 

832 (50.9%)

863 (52.8%)

 

 Satisfactory

392 (23.7%)

816 (23.2%)

 

386 (23.6%)

375 (22.9%)

 

 Poor-bad

184 (11.1%)

368 (10.5%)

 

183 (11.2%)

185 (11.3%)

 

BMI

  

0.17

  

0.80

 Underweight-normal

784 (47.4%)

1740 (49.5%)

 

776 (47.5%)

767 (46.9%)

 

 Overweight-obese

869 (52.6%)

1776 (50.5%)

 

859 (52.5%)

868 (53.1%)

 

Current smokerb

  

0.10

  

0.04*

 Yes

378 (22.9%)

727 (20.9%)

 

374 (22.9%)

314 (19.2%)

 

 No

1271 (77.1%)

2751 (79.1%)

 

1261 (77.1%)

1321 (80.8%)

 

Sports habitb

  

0.32

  

0.36

 Yes

541 (32.8%)

1092 (31.4%)

 

530 (32.4%)

499 (30.5%)

 

 No

1110 (67.2%)

2389 (68.6%)

 

1105 (67.6%)

1136 (69.5%)

 

Physical functioning

  

0.29

  

0.79

 Partial limitation

50 (3.0%)

121 (3.4%)

 

49 (3%)

41 (2,5%)

 

 Total limitation

61 (3.7%)

104 (3.0%)

 

59 (3,6%)

59 (3,6%)

 

 No limitation

1542 (93.3%)

3291 (93.6%)

 

1527 (93,4%)

1535 (93,9%)

 
  1. aT-test was used for continuous variables, chi-square for categorical variables
  2. bmissing data not reported (59 for job satisfaction, 42 for current smoker, 37 for sports habit)
  3. cwithin Italy
  4. PSM Propensity score matching, BMI Body mass index