Table 3

Mean changes and associations between retirement and changes in physical activity and TV viewing among men from non-manual and manual social classes, EPIC–Norfolk cohort, UK, 1997–2007

PA (MET h/wk)	Retired n=207		Employed n=763		Unadjusted net effect of retirement			Adjusted net effect of retirement
PA (MET h/wk)	Mean change	SD	Mean change	SD	β	(95% CI)	p Value	β	(95% CI)	p Value
Non-manual social class
Overall PA	−49.2	53.6	−7.9	52.3	−41.2	(−49.3 to −33.1)	<0.001	−40.9	(−49.5 to −32.5)	<0.001
Recreational PA	13.4	41.6	7.3	33.4	6.1	(0.7 to 11.5)	0.028	7.2	(1.3 to 13.1)	0.017
Household PA	10.6	17.9	4.6	15.3	5.9	(3.5 to 8.4)	<0.001	4.3	(1.6 to 6.9)	0.002
Transport PA	−7.3	15.5	−6.4	13.9	−0.9	(−3.2 to 1.2)	0.39	−2.7	(−3.7 to −1.7)	<0.001
Occupational PA	−64.9	36.8	−12.9	40.6	−52.0	(−58.1 to −45.9)	<0.001	−51.3	(−57.1 to −45.5)	<0.001
TV viewing time (h/wk)	5.4	8.3	2.4	6.4	3.0	(1.9 to 4.1)	<0.001	2.6	(1.4 to 3.8)	<0.001
Manual social class
Overall PA	−70.5	66.7	−10.0	77.4	−60.5	(−73.9 to −47.2)	<0.001	−49.6	(−63.2 to −35.9)	<0.001
Recreational PA	20.9	42.2	2.2	36.2	18.7	(11.9 to 25.5)	<0.001	17.8	(9.8 to 25.7)	<0.001
Household PA	14.4	23.5	3.7	15.9	10.7	(7.5 to 13.9)	<0.001	11.8	(8.0 to 15.6)	<0.001
Transport PA	−9.1	18.6	−4.6	12.4	−4.4	(−6.9 to −1.9)	0.001	−2.0	(−3.2 to −0.8)	0.001
Occupational PA	−96.4	54.2	−10.7	68.5	−85.7	(−97.3 to −74.0)	<0.001	−78.2	(−88.9 to −67.5)	<0.001
TV viewing time (h/wk)	6.6	8.7	2.3	8.0	4.3	(2.8 to 5.8)	<0.001	3.9	(2.2 to 5.6)	<0.001

Adjusted for age, BMI (Body Mass Index), change in marital status, PA or TV viewing time at baseline, incidence of chronic disease, alcohol consumption, smoking.
EPIC, European Prospective Investigation into Cancer; MET, metabolic equivalent of task; PA, physical activity; TV, television.