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ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2016

Midlife job profiles and disabilities in later life: a 28-year follow-up of municipal employees in Finland.

K C Prakash, Subas Neupane, Päivi Leino-Arjas, Mikaela B von Bonsdorff, Taina Rantanen, Monika E von Bonsdorff, Jorma Seitsamo, Juhani Ilmarinen, Clas-Håkan Nygård

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K C PrakashSchool of Health Sciences, University of Tampere, 33014, Tampere, Pirkanmaa Region, Finland. Prakash.kc@uta.fi.
Subas NeupaneSchool of Health Sciences, University of Tampere, 33014, Tampere, Pirkanmaa Region, Finland.
Päivi Leino-ArjasSchool of Health Sciences, University of Tampere, 33014, Tampere, Pirkanmaa Region, Finland.
Mikaela B von BonsdorffGerontology Research Center and Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Taina RantanenGerontology Research Center and Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Monika E von BonsdorffGerontology Research Center and Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Jorma SeitsamoFinnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland.
Juhani IlmarinenJuhani Ilmarinen Consulting Ltd, Helsinki, Finland.
Clas-Håkan NygårdSchool of Health Sciences, University of Tampere, 33014, Tampere, Pirkanmaa Region, Finland.

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purposeOccupations during adult life may have long-term effects and subsequently increase the risk of disability in old age. We investigated the associations between job profile groups in midlife and disability in old age for women and men.

methodsThis prospective 28-year follow-up study (1981-2009) examined 2998 municipal employees (1892 women and 1106 men) aged 44-58 years at baseline. A detailed analysis of the demands of 88 occupations based on interviews and observations at the work places was made at baseline. Thirteen job profile clusters emerged. Questionnaire information on health, lifestyle and socio-demographic factors was collected at baseline. In 2009, five Activities of Daily Living and seven Instrumental Activities of Daily Living tasks were assessed. A sum score of '0-12' was calculated using 12 dichotomous tasks where '0' indicates no difficulties in any tasks and '1-12' indicates increasing disability. Negative binomial regression was used to calculate rate ratios (RR) and their 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) for disability due to midlife job profiles.

resultsAfter adjusting for age, socioeconomic, lifestyle and health-related characteristics, women in auxiliary (RR 2.1, 95 % CI 1.4-3.2), home care (2.1, 1.4-3.2), kitchen supervision (2.0, 1.1-3.6) and office (1.6, 1.1-2.4) job profiles had a higher risk of disability in later life than those in administrative jobs. Auxiliary (1.5, 1.1-2.9) and technical supervision (1.7, 1.1-2.7) job profiles carried an increased risk among men.

conclusionMidlife job profiles mainly linked with physically heavy work were strong predictors of disability in later life. In women, office work also increased the risk of disability.

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Health StatusLocal GovernmentActivities of Daily LivingAdultAge FactorsCluster AnalysisDisability EvaluationFemaleFinlandFollow-Up StudiesHumansLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedOccupational DiseasesOccupationsADL/IADL disabilityJob profileLater lifeLongitudinal studiesMiddle age

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