Table 3 Factors predicting change in weekly physical activity (MET hours) during retirement transition and in post-retirement among those entering to statutory retirement

Retirement age

  < 60

22.98

21.12

24.84

0.78

−1.10

2.66

−0.40

−2.73

1.93

 60–64

20.88

19.92

21.84

1.76

1.05

2.47

−1.43

−2.59

−0.28

  > 64

18.98

17.54

20.42

2.91

1.40

4.42

−4.18

−10.94

2.57

Sex

 Men

22.39

20.93

23.85

2.23

0.70

3.76

−1.11

−4.00

1.77

 Women

19.30

18.42

20.17

1.71

1.05

2.36

−1.31

−2.38

−0.24

Occupational status

 Upper grade non-manual

20.62

19.43

21.82

2.99

2.06

3.92

−1.55

−3.20

0.10

 Lower grade non-manual

21.31

19.98

22.63

0.98

−0.20

2.15

−1.66

−3.62

0.30

 Manual

21.18

19.96

22.40

1.12

0.03

2.22

−0.61

−2.36

1.13

Number of chronic diseases before retirement

 0

19.13

16.75

21.52

2.63

−0.06

5.32

0.42

−2.98

3.83

 1

21.81

20.83

22.79

1.74

0.90

2.58

−1.02

−2.53

0.50

  > 1

20.95

19.88

22.03

1.81

0.88

2.74

−1.83

−3.24

−0.42