Table 5 Hazards ratios in strata of potential confounders. Age adjusted mortality hazards ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) among women and men on disability pension versus their referents in strata of potential confounders and other effect modifying variables

Non-responders

51/38

2.69

1.69–4.29

16/26

2.82

1.35–5.88

Retirement status at baseline only

58/169

2.76

2.04–3.74

51/247

2.36

1.73–3.22

Follow-up until 65 yrs

53/50

3.49

2.23–5.48

98/108

4.94

3.58–6.81

Follow-up from 65 yrs

88/86

2.57

1.86–3.55

57/44

2.13

1.36–3.36

Extent of disability pension

   25–50%

8/99

1.63

0.78–3.40

12/144

2.23

1.20–4.16

   67–75%

3/99

2.86

0.91–9.06

2/144

2.53

0.61–10.44

   100%

117/99

3.01

2.24–4.05

140/144

3.83

2.90–5.06

Increase of extent

94/99

2.60

1.89–3.58

118/144

3.45

2.54–4.68

Married

90/71

2.77

1.97–3.91

62/83

2.87

1.93–4.26

Not married

38/28

2.86

1.69–4.82

46/20

6.54

3.62–11.81

Compulsory education only

91/65

2.32

1.65–3.26

71/35

5.24

3.28–8.37

More than compulsory education.

35/34

4.02

2.34–6.90

37/67

3.10

1.92–5.00

Smokers

62/47

2.26

1.48–3.43

100/61

3.36

2.30–4.93

Non-smokers

66/52

2.96

1.99–4.39

52/80

2.79

1.84–4.25

Reason for disability pension

   Musculoskeletal

40/99

1.74

1.18–2.57

42/144

2.08

1.41–3.09

   Psychiatric

28/99

3.53

2.28–5.46

35/144

3.76

2.55–5.54

   Cardiovascular

15/99

3.78

2.16–6.62

22/144

3.65

2.22–6.00

   Neurological

6/99

2.34

1.02–5.37

10/144

3.81

1.94–7.46

   All other causes

41/99

3.60

2.42–5.37

45/144

5.75

3.89–8.52

Age at first disability pension decision

   16–34

1/99

3.60

0.49–26.27

3/144

7.82

2.44–25.05

   35–44

18/99

8.14

4.85–13.67

17/144

4.81

2.91–7.96

   45–54

33/99

2.71

1.82–4.03

62/144

4.17

3.05–5.70

   55–64

76/99

2.21

1.56–3.12

72/144

2.51

1.71–3.68