Table 2.

8–10 years of exposure to heavy physical effort at work and status at the end of follow-up (n = 18,387)

	Disability pension due to musculoskeletal disordera		Deatha,b
	530 events (3%)		Men, 110 events (4%)		Women, 266 (2%)
	SHRc	95% CI	SHR	95% CI	SHR	95% CI
Lowest quartile	1		1		1
2nd quartile	1.46	1.05–2.05	0.87	0.52–1.46	1.24	0.87–1.75
3rd quartile	2.73	2.00-3.72	2.29	1.23–4.24	1.16	0.79–1.71
Highest quartile	2.56	1.88–3.50	1.70	0.90–3.20	1.54	0.99–2.41

^aAdjusted for age, educational level, chronic disease and sex

^bThe interaction with sex was statistically significant (p < 0.001), and the analyses were stratified by sex and adjusted for age, educational level, and chronic diseases

^c530 events of interest, 816 competing events, 17,034 censored