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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 22.
Published in final edited form as: Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2015 Apr 15;29(3):391–404. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2015.03.004

Table 3. Relative risks of disability pension before age 65 in the construction industry (adapted from Järvholm et al [60]).

Occupation RR 95% CI DP (%)
Rock workers 2.16 1.96-2.39 37.4
Concrete workers 1.94 1.81-2.09 29.8
Insulators 1.90 1.69-2.14 21.2
Roofers 1.88 1.62-2.17 24.1
Painters 1.88 1.75-2.03 20.1
Brick-layers 1.77 1.63-1.93 25.3
Earth-moving workers 1.75 1.61-1.90 24.5
Crane operators 1.71 1.55-1.88 33.6
Floor-layers 1.71 1.55-1.89 18.9
Woodworkers 1.53 1.43-1.63 17.6
Sheet-metal workers 1.50 1.38-1.64 15.6
Plumbers and pipe fitters 1.41 1.30-1.52 19.7
Electricians 1.00 - 10.2
Foremen 0.65 0.60-0.70 12.7
Salaried employees 0.54 0.48-0.59 10.8
All occupations (18.5)

% DP – Proportion receiving a disability pension between 1980-2008

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