Table 2. Estimated impact of social engagement, chronic disease, grip strength, and depressive symptoms on transitions of occupational status.

	OR (95% CI)	p-value
Social Engagement
Social engagement adjusted for age, sex, marriage, and income
‘Consistently employed’	1.32 (1.14–1.53)	0.0003
‘Employed and Unemployed’	1.19 (0.97–1.47)	0.1021
‘Unemployed and employed’	1.39 (1.12–1.74)	0.0003
‘Consistently unemployed’	1.00 (reference)
Social engagement further adjusted for health outcomes*
‘Consistently employed’	1.19 (1.01–1.39)	0.0033
‘Employed and Unemployed’	1.07 (0.86–1.34)	0.5310
‘Unemployed and employed’	1.32 (1.04–1.68)	0.0210
‘Consistently unemployed’	1.00 (reference)
Chronic Disease**
‘Consistently employed’	0.83 (0.72–0.94)	0.0049
‘Employed and Unemployed’	0.87 (0.71–1.06)	0.1704
‘Unemployed and employed’	0.74 (0.60–0.92)	0.0076
‘Consistently unemployed’	1.00 (reference)
Hand Grip strength**
‘Consistently employed’	1.05 (1.02–1.08)	0.0011
‘Employed and Unemployed’	1.05 (1.01–1.09)	0.0251
‘Unemployed and employed’	1.03 (0.99–1.08)	0.1065
‘Consistently unemployed’	1.00 (reference)
CES-D**
‘Consistently employed’	0.90 (0.87–0.93)	<.0001
‘Employed and Unemployed’	0.91 (0.87–0.96)	0.0005
‘Unemployed and employed’	0.97 (0.93–1.01)	0.1051
‘Consistently unemployed’	1.00 (reference)

^*Health outcomes included chronic disease, hand grip strength, and CES-D.

^**adjusted by age, sex, marriage, and income.