Cumulated and most recent job control and risk of disability pension in the Danish Work Life Course Cohort (DaWCo).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have found low job control to be associated with a higher risk of disability pension (DP). Most studies have measured job control only at one time-point, and there is a lack of knowledge regarding the role of exposure duration. This study examines the prospective association between job control and DP measuring exposure both cumulated throughout work life and most recent.

Methods

We included 712 519 individuals (about 4.5 million person-years) from The Danish Work Life Course Cohort which follows young employees in Denmark from their entry into the labour market. Job control was assessed with a job exposure matrix and DP with register data on public transfer payments. We adjusted for several potential life course confounders, including physical de

SUBMITTER: Framke E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7733044 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature