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. 2012 Aug 31;12:720. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-720

Table 2.

Risk of disability pension among women compared to men, in a cumulative Cox regression model

 
Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
Model 4
Model 5
  HR 95% CI HR 95% CI HR 95% CI HR 95% CI HR 95% CI
Men
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
Women
2.21
1.75–2.80
1.87
1.48–2.37
1.91
1.48–2.46
2.04
1.56–2.68
1.95
1.43–2.65
Mental health (ref = Quartile 1)
 
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
Quartile 2
 
 
1.17
0.82–1.65
1.20
0.83–1.75
1.23
0.84–1.78
1.24
0.85–1.83
Quartile 3
 
 
1.02
0.71–1.46
1.10
0.75–1.59
1.10
0.75–1.62
1.12
0.76–1.65
Quartile 4
 
 
2.04
1.53–2.72
1.98
1.45–2.71
1.96
1.43–2.70
1.96
1.42–2.72
Physical health (Quartile 1)
 
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
Quartile 2
 
 
1.49
0.86–2.59
1.69
0.94–3.03
1.63
0.91–2.93
1.63
0.91–2.92
Quartile 3
 
 
2.50
1.53–4.08
2.70
1.60–4.58
2.49
1.47–4.24
2.34
1.37–4.00
Quartile 4
 
 
10.32
6.76–15.75
10.59
6.67–16.81
9.19
5.77–14.63
8.64
5.42–13.77
Married (ref = yes)
 
 
 
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
No
 
 
 
 
0.78
0.53–1.14
0.76
0.51–1.13
0.76
0.50–1.14
Ever divorced (ref = no)
 
 
 
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
Yes
 
 
 
 
1.83
1.17–2.86
1.75
1.11–2.77
1.86
1.16–2.97
Children < 18 y at home (ref = yes)
 
 
 
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
No
 
 
 
 
1.51
1.14–1.99
1.47
1.11–1.95
1.56
1.17–2.07
Spouse social benefit (ref = no)
 
 
 
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
Yes
 
 
 
 
1.49
1.03–2.17
1.44
0.99–2.09
1.52
1.05–2.21
Administrative/professional class
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
1
 
Routine non-manual class
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.22
0.87–1.73
1.23
0.86–1.74
Manual class
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.09
1.52–2.87
2.12
1.51–2.94
>37 working hours per week
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
27-36
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.88
0.63–1.23
<27                 1.46 1.05–2.02

Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) from multivariate Cox regression models.

Model 1: Gender only.

Model 2: Model 1 + self-perceived health (mental and physical).

Model 3: Model 2 + family situation (married/divorced, living with children <18 years, spouse receives social benefit).

Model 4: Model 3 + occupational class.

Model 5: Model 4 + working hours per week.