Table 3.

Change in body mass index before, during and after retirement transition by physical work characteristics in women

		Time in relation to retirement
		Pre-retirement (w−2 vs. w−3)			Retirement transition (w+1 vs. w−1)			Post-retirement (w+3 vs. w+2)
		Mean changea	95% CI		Mean changea	95% CI		Mean changea	95% CI
Total	Model 1	0.41	0.31	0.51	0.15	0.10	0.20	0.10	−0.02	0.22
(n = 4310)	Model 2	0.41	0.30	0.52	0.16	0.11	0.22	0.11	−0.01	0.23
Sedentary	Model 1	0.45	0.23	0.67	0.02	−0.12	0.16	0.03	−0.37	0.43
(n = 623)	Model 2	0.47	0.24	0.71	0.02	−0.12	0.16	0.03	−0.38	0.43
Diverse	Model 1	0.38	0.26	0.50	0.14	0.08	0.20	0.10	−0.04	0.23
(n = 2984)	Model 2	0.40	0.27	0.52	0.16	0.09	0.22	0.09	−0.05	0.23
Physically heavy	Model 1	0.47	0.16	0.78	0.31	0.16	0.45	0.14	−0.12	0.41
(n = 703)	Model 2	0.38	0.04	0.71	0.30	0.15	0.46	0.25	−0.04	0.53

Data are centered at retirement: w₋₁, w₋₂, and w₋₃ refer to survey waves before retirement, and w₊₁, w₊₂ and w₊₃ refer to survey waves after retirement. ^a Change is estimated over 4 years of time. Model 1: adjusted for retirement age and socioeconomic position. Model 2: Model 1 + adjusted for physical activity, alcohol use and smoking as time-varying covariates and marital status, body mass index, number of chronic diseases and job strain before retirement