Table 1.
Distributions of sociodemographic factors and number of deaths by trajectories among young (n = 495,663) and ageing (n = 603,085) employees
| Temporary exit trajectory (n = 123,252) | Permanent exit trajectory (n = 26,895) |
Continuously employed over follow-up (n = 345,516) |
p-value/ statistical test for difference between trajectory groups | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young employees (25–38 years) | ||||
| Men/women (%) | 46.9/53.1 | 55.2/44.8 | 52.9/47.1 | <.0001 |
| Deaths | 853 | 2267 | – | . |
| Cut-off for the lowest income quartile (€ per year) at baseline in 2004 | €13,345 | €9300 | €19,811 | <.0001 |
| Self-employed | 5.7% | 7.8% | 8.3% | <.0001 |
| Upper white-collar | 18.8% | 12.7% | 24.0% | |
| Lower white-collar | 34.0% | 27.4% | 38.5% | |
| Manual worker | 41.5% | 52.1% | 29.2% | |
| Temporary exit trajectory (n = 122,013) | Permanent trajectory (n = 53,566) | Continuously employed over follow-up (n = 427,506) | p-value/ statistical test for difference between trajectory groups | |
| Ageing employees (39–52 years) | ||||
| Men/women (%) | 53.3/46.7 | 57.6/42.4 | 47.7/52.3 | <.0001 |
| Deaths | 3220 | 8684 | – | . |
| Cut-off for the lowest income quartile (€ per year) at baseline in 2004 | €18,714 | €14,551 | €22,531 | <.0001 |
| Self-employed | 10.0% | 11.6% | 13.4% | <.0001 |
| Upper white-collar | 16.5% | 11.6% | 23.6% | |
| Lower white-collar | 31.3% | 28.0% | 37.4% | |
| Manual workers | 42.3% | 48.9% | 25.7% | |