n=3334 | Employed to retired n=785 | Remained employed n=2549 | p Value | ||
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Sex (n, %) | |||||
Male | 370 | 23.1 | 1230 | 76.9 | 0.58 |
Female | 415 | 23.9 | 1319 | 76.1 | |
Age (mean, SD) years | 59.7 | 4.7 | 53.0 | 5.1 | <0.001 |
BMI (mean, SD) kg/m2 | 26.5 | 3.9 | 26.0 | 3.7 | 0.005 |
Social class (n, %) | |||||
Non-manual | 478 | 22.6 | 1637 | 77.4 | 0.09 |
Manual | 307 | 25.2 | 912 | 74.8 | |
Marital status (n, %) | |||||
Married | 671 | 23.2 | 2226 | 76.8 | 0.18 |
Not married | 114 | 26.1 | 323 | 73.9 |
BMI, Body Mass Index; EPIC, European Prospective Investigation into Cancer.