Table 3

Chronic disease-free life expectancy between the ages of 50 and 75 among people without chronic disease at baseline, by job strain, sex and occupational position

MenWomen
nChronic disease-free life expectancy
(95% CI)*
nChronic disease-free life expectancy
(95% CI)*
All25 69039 142
  No job strain21 65217.4 (17.2 to 17.6)31 60318.6 (18.4 to 18.8)
  Job strain403816.6 (16.2 to 16.9)753918.0 (17.7 to 18.3)
High grade
  No job strain784017.9 (17.5 to 18.2)699119.0 (18.6 to 19.3)
  Job strain144816.9 (16.3 to 17.5)255118.4 (17.7 to 19.1)
Middle grade
  No job strain908617.5 (17.2 to 17.8)17 47718.8 (18.5 to 19.0)
  Job strain162816.7 (16.2 to 17.3)377418.0 (17.6 to 18.4)
Low grade
  No job strain472616.8 (16.4 to 17.1)713518.1 (17.8 to 18.5)
  Job strain96216.1 (15.6 to 16.7)121417.5 (17.0 to 18.0)
  • *Estimated life years spend free of chronic disease between ages of 50 and 75.