Table 1.
Course of perceived work ability (PWA) (0–10) from 31 to 46 years among men and women according to physical strenuousness of work
| Physically strenuous work at 31 years | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |||||
| Yes | No | p | Yes | No | p | |
| PWA, mean (95% CI) | ||||||
| 31 years | 8.7 (8.7–8.8) | 9.0 (9.0–9.1) | 8.7 (8.7–8.8) | 9.0 (8.9–9.1) | ||
| (n = 1107) | (n =1088) | (n = 1058) | (n = 970) | |||
| 46 years | 8.1 (8.0–8.2) | 8.6 (8.5–8.7) | 8.2 (8.1–8.4) | 8.6 (8.5–8.7) | ||
| (n = 790) | (n = 824) | (n = 852) | (n = 790) | |||
| Poor PWA, n (%) | ||||||
| 31 years | 120 (11) | 82 (8) | 123 (12) | 65 (7) | ||
| 0.007 | < 0.001 | |||||
| 46 years | 174 (22) | 112 (14) | 174 (20) | 99 (13) | ||
| PWA, n (%) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
| Always poor | 32 (4) | 23 (3) | 40 (5) | 16 (2) | ||
| Deteriorated | 140 (18) | 87 (11) | 132 (16) | 83 (11) | ||
| Improved | 49 (6) | 34 (4) | 53 (6) | 33 (4) | ||
| Always good | 557 (72) | 670 (82) | 618 (73) | 654 (83) | ||
| < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||||