Table 2. Results of the multivariate analysis of the association between lifecourse characteristics and good self-rated work, by sex. Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil), 2015–2016. (n = 8,903).
| Variable | Good current work ability | |||
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| Men (n = 3,942) | Women (n = 4,961) | |||
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| %a | PR (95%CI)b | %a | PR (95%CI)b | |
| Early life conditions | ||||
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| Attended school at the age of 10 | ||||
| No | 39.1 | 1 | 38.5 | 1 |
| Yes | 52.8 | 1.04 (0.94–1.15) | 51.8 | 1.06 (0.96–1.16) |
| Financial situation of the family up to 15 years of age | ||||
| Above/Within average | 56.3 | 1 | 55.1 | 1 |
| Poor | 44.8 | 0.95 (0.88–1.02) | 44.3 | 0.94 (0.87–1.02) |
| Variable | 53.8 | 1.02 (0.93–1.12) | 53.3 | 1.02 (0.94–1.11) |
| Good health up to 15 years of age | ||||
| No | 36.0 | 1 | 37.8 | 1 |
| Yes | 53.1 | 1.22 (1.08–1.36) | 51.8 | 1.18 (1.08–1.30) |
| Age at which started working | ||||
| ≤ 10 | 41.7 | 1 | 42.8 | 1 |
| 11–17 | 55.4 | 1.14 (1.05–1.23) | 48.8 | 1.00 (0.93–1.08) |
| ≥ 18 | 57.5 | 1.12 (1.01–1.24) | 58.7 | 1.07 (0.96–1.18) |
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| Conditions in the middle stages of life | ||||
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| Physical demands of the previous work | ||||
| Never worked/Sitting | 58.1 | 1 | 54.4 | 1 |
| Some physical effort | 52.1 | 0.99 (0.92–1.07) | 49.2 | 1.02 (0.94–1.10) |
| Intense physical effort | 38.6 | 0.90 (0.81–1.01) | 35.6 | 0.87 (0.73–1.04) |
| Education level (full years) | ||||
| 0–7 | 40.6 | 1 | 41.2 | 1 |
| ≥ 8 | 64.0 | 1.19 (1.10–1.28) | 61.9 | 1.21 (1.10–1.33) |
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| Current life conditions | ||||
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| Age (continuous) | 61.0 | 0.99 (0.98–0.99) | 61.7 | 0.99 (0.98–0.99) |
| Responsibility for the household | ||||
| No | 46.9 | 1 | 50.2 | 1 |
| Yes | 49.8 | 1.09 (0.95–1.25) | 47.6 | 0.97 (0.88–1.06) |
| Living with spouse or partner | ||||
| No | 46.4 | 1 | 45.8 | 1 |
| Yes | 50.4 | 1.09 (1.02–1.17) | 50.9 | 1.05 (0.96–1.15) |
| Self-rated health | ||||
| Poor | 32.5 | 1 | 32.2 | 1 |
| Good | 71.3 | 1.88 (1.72–2.05) | 69.2 | 1.94 (1.80–2.09) |
| Medical diagnosis of depression | ||||
| No | 51.9 | 1 | 51.9 | 1 |
| Yes | 28.6 | 0.70 (0.58–0.84) | 38.8 | 0.87 (0.80–0.95) |
| One or more chronic diseasesc | ||||
| 0 | 64.2 | 1 | 66.2 | 1 |
| ≥ 1 | 44.9 | 0.88 (0.82–0.94) | 46.2 | 0.91 (0.85–0.97) |
a Crude percentages considering all sample parameters.
b PR (95%CI): prevalence ratio (95% confidence interval) mutually adjusted for all variables listed in the table and estimated by the Poisson regression model, with robust variance.
c Medical diagnosis of hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol, cerebrovascular accident, asthma, arthritis or rheumatism, osteoporosis, chronic back pain, cancer, and heart disease.