Table 3.

Associations between poor work ability and mortality (mean follow-up 3.9 years in the combined data set). Numbers are HRs, 95% CIs and p values

Adjusted for (in addition to age and sex)
Models	Work ability group	N	No of deaths	HR	95% CI	P value
None	Limited	15 862	244	3.22	2.30 to 4.53	<0.001
	Poor			7.20	5.15 to 10.08	<0.001
Cohort	Limited	15 862	244	3.13	2.22 to 4.41	<0.001
	Poor			6.50	4.56 to 9.25	<0.001
Education	Limited	15 253	242	2.96	2.09 to 4.18	<0.001
	Poor			6.35	4.48 to 9.01	<0.001
Health behaviours	Limited	13 071	224	2.97	2.07 to 4.26	<0.001
	Poor			6.04	4.18 to 8.72	<0.001
Self-rated health	Limited	15 230	240	2.89	1.97 to 4.23	<0.001
	Poor			6.17	4.15 to 9.16	<0.001
Mental health problems	Limited	13 974	202	3.05	2.11 to 4.42	<0.001
	Poor			6.19	4.11 to 9.31	<0.001
All above	Limited	11 837	186	3.27	2.12 to 5.05	<0.001
	Poor			5.75	3.59 to 9.20	<0.001