title: Risk of disability pension in relation to gender and age in a Swedish county; a 12-year population based, prospective cohort study.
abstract: Residents of the county of Ostergötland, Sweden, who were 16-64 years of age in December 1984 and not pensioned (n=229,864), were followed in a prospective, cohort, study of data collected between 1985 and 1996. Using survival methods as the method of analysis, the likelihood of being granted a disability pension was 14% for women, 11% for men, and increased with age. Women less than 54 years of age were at higher risk than men (P<0.001), 69% of disability pensions granted were full-time and 31% were part-time, more women received part-time pensions (P<0.001). Whether the differences observed are due to gender bias in social insurance practices, to disease patterns, to occupational and work-related factors, or to a cohort effect has yet to be determined.
authors.affiliation: Division of Tema Health, Department of Health and Society, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden. nadine.karlsson@ihs.liu.se
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karlsson
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Borg
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carstensen
authors.forename: Gunnel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hensing
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alexanderson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010415:Pensions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012737:Sex Factors; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013548:Sweden