Table 4.
Hazard ratios (95% confidence interval) of early retirement by BMI status at ages 45–55: the ARIC study
| White women | African-American women |
White men | African-American men |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retirement prior to age 65 | ||||
| Unadjusted | ||||
| Normal (<25 kg/m2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 0.78 (0.63–0.98) | 1.18 (0.80–1.74) | 1.18 (0.96–1.45) | 0.78 (0.49–1.24) |
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 0.67 (0.52–0.88) | 1.04 (0.70–1.52) | 1.22 (0.96–1.56) | 1.18 (0.74–1.88) |
| Adjusteda | ||||
| Normal (<25 kg/m2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 0.85 (0.68–1.06) | 1.27 (0.86–1.89) | 1.23 (1.00–1.52) | 0.73 (0.45–1.18) |
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 0.83 (0.63–1.09) | 1.26 (0.85–1.89) | 1.32 (1.03–1.69) | 1.21 (0.74–1.98) |
| Retirement prior to age 62 | ||||
| Unadjusted | ||||
| Normal (<25 kg/m2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 0.72 (0.56–0.93) | 1.01 (0.67–1.53) | 1.12 (0.89–1.42) | 0.72 (0.44–1.15) |
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 0.62 (0.46–0.85) | 1.01 (0.68–1.51) | 1.17 (0.89–1.53) | 1.02 (0.63–1.66) |
| Adjusteda | ||||
| Normal (<25 kg/m2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 0.80 (0.62–1.04) | 1.13 (0.74–1.72) | 1.18 (0.93–1.49) | 0.68 (0.42–1.12) |
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 0.83 (0.60–1.14) | 1.31 (0.86–2.00) | 1.29 (0.98–1.70) | 1.07 (0.65–1.78) |
Separate Cox proportional hazards models for each race and gender group.
a
Adjusted for education (<high school, high school, >high school), smoking status (never, former, current), income (5 levels), occupation type (technician, service, management, mechanic/laborer/farmer), marital status (married, not married), occupational physical activity, health insurance, and field center at baseline.