Change in body mass index during transition to statutory retirement: an occupational cohort study

Table 1 Characteristics of the study population before retirement in men and women (n = 5426)

	Men		Women
	n = 1116		n = 4310		p-value
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Retirement age (years)	62.2	2.3	61.8	1.9	<.0001
	n	%	n	%
Retirement age
< 60	159	14	505	12	<.0001
60–64	758	68	3253	75
> 64	202	18	559	13
Socioeconomic status					<.0001
High	537	48	1537	36
Intermediate	212	19	1229	29
Low	367	33	1528	36
Work characteristics					<.0001
Sedentary	414	37	623	14
Diverse	555	50	2984	69
Physically heavy	147	13	703	16
Body mass index					<.0001
Normal weight	384	35	1980	46
Overweight	522	47	1673	39
Obese class I	162	15	520	12
Obese class II	41	4	125	3
Low leisure-time physical activity^a
No	647	58	2491	58	0.99
Yes	463	42	1787	42
Alcohol use^b					<.0001
None	85	8	767	18
Moderate	908	82	3223	75
Heavy	113	10	298	7
Smoking status					<.0001
Never	586	55	3361	79
Former	337	32	546	13
Current	149	14	322	8
Presence of chronic diseases					<.0001
0	46	4	224	5
1	671	60	2220	51
> 1	399	36	1866	43
Job strain					<.0001
No	945	85	3086	73
Yes	164	15	1159	27

^a Low physical activity at leisure time or during commuting to work is defined as less than 14 MET-hours per week. ^b Moderate alcohol use corresponds <192 g / week in women and <288 g / week in men and heavy alcohol use ≥192 g / week in women and ≥288 g / week in men.

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