Table 2

Average level and 10-year change at population level in number of physical functioning difficulties according to sex, race, education and non-housing financial wealth

	Full-time work				Retired
	Average level*	95% CI	10-year change†	95% CI	Average level*	95% CI	10-year change†	95% CI
Overall	1.43	(1.38 to 1.48)	0.49	(0.31 to 0.67)	2.68	(2.65 to 2.70)	0.63	(0.54 to 0.72)
Gender
Men	1.05	(0.75 to 1.35)	0.47	(0.21 to 0.74)	2.23	(2.03 to 2.43)	0.68	(0.57 to 0.79)
Women	1.68	(1.37 to 1.99)	0.55	(0.12 to 0.97)	2.99	(2.78 to 3.19)	0.58	(0.47 to 0.69)
Race
White	1.38	(1.13 to 1.63)	0.53	(0.26 to 0.79)	2.62	(2.43 to 2.80)	0.67	(0.58 to 0.77)
Black	1.10	(0.78 to 1.41)	0.31	(−0.22 to 0.84)	2.59	(2.37 to 2.80)	0.44	(0.25 to 0.63)
Other	1.52	(0.99 to 2.05)	−0.03	(−1.21 to 1.14)	2.62	(2.32 to 2.92)	0.51	(0.14 to 0.88)
Education
College and above	1.28	(0.96 to 1.59)	0.56	(0.24 to 0.89)	2.35	(2.13 to 2.57)	0.76	(0.60 to 0.91)
High school	1.37	(1.06 to 1.67)	0.50	(0.18 to 0.83)	2.59	(2.38 to 2.79)	0.69	(0.58 to 0.80)
Less than high school	1.45	(1.13 to 1.77)	0.40	(−0.04 to 0.83)	2.91	(2.71 to 3.12)	0.50	(0.37 to 0.63)
Non-housing financial wealth
Highest tertile	1.18	(0.87 to 1.50)	0.47	(0.17 to 0.77)	2.39	(2.19 to 2.60)	0.72	(0.61 to 0.83)
Middle tertile	1.35	(1.05 to 1.64)	0.48	(0.15 to 0.80)	2.53	(2.33 to 2.74)	0.63	(0.52 to 0.74)
Lowest tertile	1.57	(1.27 to 1.86)	0.54	(0.16 to 0.91)	2.91	(2.71 to 3.11)	0.54	(0.41 to 0.67)

Models are adjusted for age, sex, race, education, non-housing wealth, health insurance coverage, Body Mass Index, smoking, physical activity, number of diseases and study cohort.
*Refers to adjusted population mean in number of physical functioning difficulties.
†Refers to increase in number of physical functioning difficulties by every 10 years.