Expected reasons for leaving the labour market and loss of paid employment among older workers: prospective cohort study

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study sample

	Study sample
	N	Percent	Mean	SE
Age, years	10,320		55.8	0.043
Gender
Women	4812	48
Men	5508	52
Education
Unskilled worker	2043	21
Skilled worker	4389	41
Further education	3888	38
Smoking
No	8325	81
Yes	1936	19
BMI
< 18	57	1
18- < 25	4256	42
25- < 30	4064	40
30- < 35	1388	13
35- < 40	321	3
≥ 40	103	1
Physical activity during leisure
Seated	1494	14
Light exercise at least 4 h per week	6221	61
Sports or heavy physical activity at least 4 h per week	2358	23
Training and competing regularly and several times a week	203	2

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