| Before PSM | After PSM | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Transition to retirement n. (%) | Control n. (%) | Â | Transition to retirement n. (%) | Control n. (%) | Â | |
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 | Â | Â | 0.52 | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | 0.05 | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | 0.01* | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | 0.75 | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | 0.17 | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | 0.10 | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | 0.32 | Â | Â | 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 | Â | Â | 0.29 | Â | Â | 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%) |  |