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. 2023 Jan 5;33(1):15–22. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20210030

Table 2. Prevalence (%) of health outcomes by work status and age groupa.

  All Work Not work Difference

(A) (B) (A−B) (SE)
Poor self-rated health (N = 1,352,788; study period, 1986–2016)
 All 15.8 13.0 19.5 6.5 (0.1)
 Aged 55–59 years 14.4 12.7 19.1 6.4 (0.1)
 Aged 60–64 years 15.6 12.8 19.0 6.1 (0.1)
 Aged 65–69 years 17.8 13.9 20.2 6.3 (0.1)

Subjective symptom (N = 1,483,591; study period, 1986–2016)
 All 36.5 33.2 40.7 7.5 (0.1)
 Aged 55–59 years 33.7 31.8 38.9 7.1 (0.1)
 Aged 60–64 years 36.4 33.4 40.1 6.7 (0.1)
 Aged 65–69 years 39.8 36.1 42.1 6.0 (0.1)

ADL problem (N = 1,218,037; study period, 1986–2016)
 All 14.7 11.8 18.5 6.7 (0.1)
 Aged 55–59 years 12.4 10.7 17.4 6.6 (0.1)
 Aged 60–64 years 14.6 11.9 17.9 6.0 (0.1)
 Aged 65–69 years 17.3 13.9 19.4 5.5 (0.1)

Stress/anxiety (N = 967,703; study period, 1995–2016)
 All 44.9 44.6 45.4 0.8 (0.1)
 Aged 55–59 years 48.7 48.1 50.4 2.3 (0.2)
 Aged 60–64 years 44.2 43.2 45.5 2.3 (0.2)
 Aged 65–69 years 41.7 39.5 43.1 3.6 (0.2)

Psychological distress (N = 446,515; study period, 2007–2016)
 All 26.4 25.2 28.2 3.0 (0.1)
 Aged 55–59 years 29.4 28.3 33.7 5.4 (0.3)
 Aged 60–64 years 25.6 23.8 28.5 4.6 (0.2)
 Aged 65–69 years 24.1 21.5 25.9 4.5 (0.2)

ADL, activities of daily living; SE, standard error.

aP for trend for age groups were <0.001 for all cases.