Table 1.
Description of the study variables by retirement status (N = 2902)
| Continuously employed n = 1103 | Retired1a n = 851 | Retired2b n = 948 | All n = 2902 | p χ2/Anova | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1. | |||||
| Physical activity min/week mean (SD) | 315.0 (206.5) | 299.1 (195.8) | 299.9 (192.3) | 305.4 (198.9) | 0.126 |
| Low activity % | 22.8 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 25.0 | 0.088 |
| Age mean(SD) | 51.0 (2.14) | 58.5 (2.35) | 54.9 (1.80) | 54.4 (3.72) | <0.001 |
| Women % | 81.1 | 75.7 | 81.3 | 79.6 | 0.004 |
| Socio-economic position % | 0.023 | ||||
| Managers and professionals | 35.1 | 38.2 | 37.5 | 36.2 | |
| Semi-professionals | 16.0 | 18.8 | 17.4 | 17.3 | |
| Routine non-manuals | 37.1 | 29.1 | 34.9 | 34.0 | |
| Manuals | 11.9 | 13.9 | 12.0 | 12.5 | |
| Marital status % | 0.235 | ||||
| Single | 10.8 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.4 | |
| Married or cohabiting | 70.2 | 73.0 | 68.8 | 70.5 | |
| Divorced or widowed | 19.0 | 16.9 | 21.1 | 19.1 | |
| Smokers % | 22.3 | 14.0 | 18.6 | 18.6 | <0.001 |
| BMI mean (SD) | 25.1 (4.0) | 26.2 (4.0) | 25.9 (4.3) | 25.7 (4.1) | <0.001 |
| LLI % | 12.1 | 21.2 | 17.6 | 16.5 | <0.001 |
| Phase 2. | |||||
| Physical activity min/week mean (SD) | 317.4 (200.8) | 331.9 (197.6) | 314.7 (198.5) | 320.8 (199.2) | 0.145 |
| Low activity % | 21.9 | 20.8 | 23.2 | 22.0 | 0.468 |
| Marital status % | 0.705 | ||||
| Single | 10.5 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 10.3 | |
| Married or cohabiting | 66.3 | 68.6 | 67.6 | 67.4 | |
| Divorced or widowed | 23.2 | 20.8 | 22.7 | 22.3 | |
| Smokers % | 17.3 | 11.3 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 0.001 |
| BMI mean (SD) | 25.7 (4.3) | 26.4 (4.2) | 26.4 (4.8) | 26.1 (4.4) | 0.001 |
| LLI % | 24.5 | 25.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 0.092 |
| Phase 3. | |||||
| Physical activity min/week mean (SD) | 297.1 (202.7) | 298.3 (199.8) | 323.4 (197.9) | 306.0 (200.6) | 0.005 |
| Low activity % | 26.5 | 29.6 | 23.4 | 26.4 | 0.012 |
| Marital status % | 0.864 | ||||
| Single | 11.7 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 11.0 | |
| Married or cohabiting | 63.2 | 64.9 | 65.2 | 64.3 | |
| Divorced or widowed | 25.1 | 24.6 | 24.2 | 24.6 | |
| Smokers % | 14.3 | 8.3 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 0.001 |
| BMI mean (SD) | 26.2 (4.7) | 26.5 (4.5) | 26.6 (4.8) | 26.4 (4.7) | 0.292 |
| LLI % | 27.6 | 29.5 | 27.3 | 28.0 | 0.053 |
aRetired between phase1 and phase2
bRetired between phase2 and phase3