| N of participants | N of disability pension cases (%) | ORs (95% CI) for disability pension, adjusted for | |||||
| None | Age and sex (A) | A + socioeconomic position (B) | B + health risk behaviour (C)* | C + health indicators (D) † | |||
| Job demands | |||||||
| Quartile 1 (low) | 6135 | 20 (22) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Quartile 2 | 6361 | 18 (19) | 0.87 (0.45 to 1.69) | 0.88 (0.47 to 1.67) | 0.91 (0.48 to 1.74) | 0.93 (0.47 to 1.86) | 0.96 (0.48 to 1.92) |
| Quartile 3 | 6294 | 27 (29) | 1.32 (0.74 to 2.35) | 1.33 (0.74 to 2.38) | 1.38 (0.77 to 2.48) | 1.42 (0.78 to 2.59) | 1.43 (0.79 to 2.58) |
| Quartile 4 (high) | 6360 | 28 (30) | 1.35 (0.75 to 2.42) | 1.35 (0.76 to 2.42) | 1.39 (0.77 to 2.50) | 1.42 (0.76 to 2.64) | 1.44 (0.78 to 2.67) |
| Job control | |||||||
| Quartile 4 (high) | 6482 | 15 (16) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Quartile 3 | 6544 | 19 (20) | 1.26 (0.63 to 2.48) | 1.24 (0.63 to 2.44) | 1.18 (0.59 to 2.35) | 1.16 (0.58 to 2.34) | 1.15 (0.56 to 2.35) |
| Quartile 2 | 6306 | 29 (31) | 1.99 (1.07 to 3.71) | 1.89 (1.01 to 3.52) | 1.75 (0.92 to 3.34) | 1.73 (0.88 to 3.39) | 1.76 (0.89 to 3.49) |
| Quartile 1 (low) | 5818 | 30 (32) | 2.23 (1.21 to 4.12) | 2.02 (1.08 to 3.75) | 1.74 (0.89 to 3.41) | 1.66 (0.85 to 3.30) | 1.66 (0.82 to 3.34) |
| Job strain | |||||||
| Low strain | 6407 | 14 (15) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Active jobs | 6619 | 20 (22) | 1.38 (0.69 to 2.78) | 1.39 (0.70 to 2.75) | 1.42 (0.71 to 2.82) | 1.45 (0.72 to 2.89) | 1.42 (0.71 to 2.86) |
| Passive jobs | 6089 | 24 (26) | 1.81 (0.91 to 3.59) | 1.69 (0.87 to 3.28) | 1.56 (0.80 to 3.07) | 1.53 (0.74 to 3.16) | 1.54 (0.74 to 3.18) |
| High strain | 6035 | 35 (38) | 2.66 (1.41 to 5.02) | 2.46 (1.32 to 4.59) | 2.27 (1.20 to 4.28) | 2.25 (1.17 to 4.35) | 2.27 (1.17 to 4.40) |
*In addition to age, sex and socioeconomic position, ORs are adjusted for smoking status, alcohol consumption, leisure time physical activity and obesity at baseline.
†In addition to age, sex, socioeconomic position and health behaviour, ORs are adjusted for cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal disease, respiratory disease, psychiatric disorder, psychological distress and self-rated health status.