Influence of chronic diseases assessed at baseline on the likelihood of exit from paid employment during a 7-year follow-up among older Dutch workers (n=9160)
| Disability benefits | Unemployment benefits | Early retirement benefits | Economically inactive* | |||||
| % | SHR (95% CI)† | % | SHR (95% CI) | % | SHR (95% CI) | % | SHR (95% CI) | |
| Chronic disease‡ | ||||||||
| No | 1.1 | 1.00 | 12.8 | 1.00 | 15.2 | 1.00 | 3.1 | 1.00 |
| One | 4.8 | 4.48 (3.22 to 6.25) | 13.1 | 1.02 (0.90 to 1.15) | 18.6 | 1.05 (0.95 to 1.18) | 4.0 | 1.19 (0.94 to 1.51) |
| Multiple | 9.5 | 8.91 (6.33 to 12.55) | 13.8 | 1.08 (0.92 to 1.27) | 21.7 | 1.03 (0.90 to 1.18) | 3.0 | 0.91 (0.65 to 1.29) |
| Specific chronic disease§ | ||||||||
| Cardiovascular | 6.5 | 2.13 (1.44 to 3.16) | 13.2 | 1.08 (0.85 to 1.36) | 23.5 | 1.03 (0.86 to 1.23)2¶ | 2.4 | 0.73 (0.40 to 1.31) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 5.7 | 1.21 (0.75 to 1.95) | 14.6 | 1.06 (0.83 to 1.36) | 26.2 | 1.13 (0.94 to 1.35) | 2.4 | 1.03 (0.61 to 1.75) |
| Digestive | 8.3 | 0.96 (0.55 to 1.66) | 12.5 | 1.04 (0.49 to 1.38) | 18.7 | 0.93 (0.73 to 1.18) | 3.4 | 0.97 (0.56 to 1.71) |
| Musculoskeletal | 6.8 | 2.80 (2.09 to 3.74) | 12.9 | 0.97 (0.84 to 1.12)* | 19.8 | 1.09 (0.97 to 1.23) | 3.9 | 1.05 (0.80 to 1.38) |
| Psychological | 12.4 | 3.26 (2.08 to 5.12)¶ | 18.7 | 1.78 (1.33 to 2.38)* | 13.6 | 0.69 (0.46 to 1.02) | 4.4 | 1.28 (0.65 to 2.50) |
| Respiratory | 7.9 | 2.11 (1.45 to 3.07) | 13.2 | 1.03 (0.81 to 1.32) | 16.6 | 0.93 (0.74 to 1.15) | 3.9 | 1.06 (0.67 to 1.66) |
Significant results (p-value <0.05) are presented in bold.
*Interaction on educational level (p<0.05).⇓
†SHR with 95% CI.
‡Analyses are adjusted for gender, age, educational level and marital status.
§Analyses are adjusted for gender, age, educational level, marital status and any other chronic disease.
¶interaction on gender (p<0.05).
SHR, subdistribution hazard ratios.