To what extent do education and physical work load factors explain occupational differences in disability retirement due to knee OA? A nationwide register-based study in Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the association of education and physical work load factors on the occupational differences in disability retirement due to knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Design

Longitudinal study.

Setting

Linkage of several nationwide registers and a job exposure matrix in Finland.

Participants

A total of 1 135 654 Finns aged 30-60 years in gainful employment were followed from 2005 to 2013 for full disability retirement due to knee OA.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

We calculated age-adjusted incidence rates and examined the association of occupation, education and physical work load factors with disability retirement using competing risk regression model. Disability retirement due to other causes than knee OA, old-age retirement and death wer

SUBMITTER: Kontio T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6278790 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature