Table 3.

Reason for disability pension. Underlying diagnosis for those who were on disability pension at baseline or received one during follow up

	Women		Men
Cause of disability pension	n	%	n	%	p
Musculoskeletal disease	427	47.9	309	39.1	<0.0005
Psychiatric disease	160	17.9	169	21.4	n.s.
Alcohol or drug abuse	3	0.3	33	4.2	<0.0001
Cardiovascular disease	63	7.1	104	13.2	<0.0001
Myocardial infarction	22	2.5	56	7.1	<0.0001
Stroke	9	1.0	16	2.0	n.s.
Other cardiovascular disease	32	3.6	32	4.1	n.s.
Neurological disease	53	5.9	48	6.1	n.s.
Trauma	33	3.7	43	5.4	n.s.
Respiratory disease	21	2.4	33	4.2	<0.05
Tumor	32	3.6	19	2.4	n.s.
Endocrine disorder	13	1.5	25	3.2	<0.05
Gastrointestinal disease	14	1.6	9	1.1	n.s.
Dermatologic disease	10	1.1	6	0.8	n.s.
Infectious disease	4	0.5	9	1.1	n.s.
Urinary tract disease	4	0.5	3	0.4	n.s.
Miscellaneous	58	6.5	14	1.8	<0.001
All causes	892	100	791	100