Unadjusted and fully adjusted ORs and β coefficients (with 95% CIs) for the relationship between three different characteristics of paid work beyond state pension age and health among men and women
| Depression | Sleep disturbance | Somatic health | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted model | Fully adjusted model* | Unadjusted model | Fully adjusted model* | Unadjusted model | Fully adjusted model* | |
| Men | ||||||
| In work, sedentary | 0.46 (0.14 to 1.53) | 1.88 (0.52 to 6.81) | 0.49 (0.21 to 1.13) | 0.96 (0.39 to 2.37) | 0.367 (0.176;0.557) | 0.008 (−0.141 to 0.157) |
| In work, physical | 0.44 (0.19 to 1.03) | 0.98 (0.38 to 2.49) | 0.71 (0.42 to 1.20) | 0.98 (0.54 to 1.77) | 0.302 (0.162;0.440) | 0.051 (−0.061 to 0.162) |
| Not in paid work | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
| In work, part time | 0.43 (0.15 to 1.22) | 1.11 (0.37 to 3.29) | 0.62 (0.32 to 1.18) | 0.91 (0.45 to 1.85) | 0.307 (0.137;0.476) | 0.061 (−0.071 to 0.192) |
| In work, full-time | 0.47 (0.18 to 1.18) | 1.25 (0.45 to 3.48) | 0.67 (0.37 to 1.21) | 1.05 (0.54 to 2.03) | 0.332 (0.182;0.482) | 0.010 (−0.110 to 0.129) |
| Not in paid work | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
| In work, managerial | 0.62 (0.22 to 1.77) | 1.46 (0.42 to 6.32) | 0.85 (0.41 to 1.71) | 1.60 (0.75 to 3.59) | 0.311 (0.122;0.499) | −0.051 (−0.200;0.097) |
| In work, intermediate | 0.43 (0.20 to 1.94) | 1.09 (0.36 to 3.42) | 0.37 (0.14 to 0.97) | 0.59 (0.22 to 1.59) | 0.259 (0.048;0.470) | 0.048 (−0.112;0.210) |
| In work, routine/manual | 0.67 (0.26 to 1.73) | 1.12 (0.37 to 3.31) | 0.69 (0.34 to 1.38) | 0.87 (0.40 to 1.89) | 0.380 (0.201;0.559) | 0.105 (−0.037;0.247) |
| Not in paid work | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
| Total respondents (N) | 867 | 867 | 766 | |||
| Women | ||||||
| In work, sedentary | 0.51 (0.30 to 0.86) | 0.98 (0.54 to 1.78) | 0.92 (0.61 to 0.19) | 1.40 (0.86 to 2.26) | 0.307 (0.188 to 0.426) | −0.018 (−0.109;0.072) |
| In work, physical | 0.62 (0.40 to 0.95) | 1.03 (0.63 to 1.70) | 0.59 (0.40 to 0.87) | 0.80 (0.52 to 1.24) | 0.281 (0.178 to 0.383) | 0.013 (−0.065 to 0.092) |
| Not in paid work | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
| In work, part time | 0.53 (0.31 to 0.87) | 0.86 (0.49 to 1.51) | 0.77 (0.51 to 1.18) | 1.02 (0.64 to 1.62) | 0.261 (0.147;0.376) | 0.013 (−0.073 to 0.115) |
| In work, full-time | 0.62 (0.40 to 0.96) | 1.21 (0.72 to 2.05) | 0.68 (0.47 to 1.00) | 1.01 (0.64 to 1.60) | 0.328 (0.221 to 0.434) | 0.003 (−0.082 to 0.087) |
| Not in paid work | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
| In work, managerial | 0.37 (0.19 to 0.73) | 0.83 (0.40 to 1.74) | 0.83 (0.51 to 13.4) | 1.55 (0.86 to 2.80) | 0.401 (0.27;0.534) | 0.045 (−0.061 to 0.151) |
| In work, intermediate | 0.75 (0.45 to 1.25) | 1.35 (0.73 to 2.47) | 0.82 (0.51 to 1.30) | 1.09 (0.65 to 1.87) | 0.257 (0.123 to 0.390) | −0.026 (−0.124 to 0.074) |
| In work, routine/manual | 0.58 (0.33 to 1.00) | 0.86 (0.45 to 1.61) | 0.57 (0.35 to 0.94) | 0.70 (0.41 to 1.18) | 0.226 (0.101 to 0.352) | −0.010 (−0.107 to 0.085) |
| Not in paid work | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF | REF |
| Total respondents (N) | 1172 | 1172 | 1045 | |||
Source: English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) 2004/2005, 2006/2007, 2008/2009, ELSA life history, nurse visits at wave 2 and wave 4.
*The fully adjusted model controls for wave 2 demographic and socioeconomic characteristics (age, education, wealth, marital status, housing tenure, caring responsibilities, depression, somatic activity and health behaviours); labour market history; and health at childhood and adulthood. Own calculations.