Table 2.

Work-Status Characteristics of Subjects with and without Diabetes at Baseline (1992)

Work-Status Characteristic	Population without Diabetes	Population with Diabetes	P-Value for Comparison
Sick days, prior year	4.0 days	6.6 days	0.005
Probability of retirement	9.0%	12.0%	0.010
Retirement age	52.5 years	51.3 years	0.100
Probability of self-rated disability	7.5%	22.9%	<0.001
Duration of disability	9.0 years	8.5 years	0.363
Not working due to health impairment	7.3%	19.2%	<0.001
Duration of not working due to health impairment	8.2 years	7.6 years	0.263