title: The association between mid-life socioeconomic position and health after retirement--exploring the role of working conditions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the role of working conditions in the association between socioeconomic position and health after retirement age using over 20 years follow-up.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two Swedish nationally representative Level of Living Surveys (total N = 1,131) were used. Ordered logistic regression was used to assess the association between socioeconomic position and health (self-rated health, psychological distress, musculoskeletal pain, circulatory problems, physical and cognitive impairment). The role of physical and psychological working conditions was also assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Lower socioeconomic position was associated with more adverse physical, but not psychological, working conditions. Physical working conditions partially explained the differences in physical impairment and musculoskeletal pain in old age attributed to socioeconomic position, but not differences in self-rated health, circulatory problems, psychological distress, and cognitive impairment. Socioeconomic position was a stronger correlate of health than psychological working conditions alone.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Improving physical working conditions may be important for reducing the influence of socioeconomic position on health after retirement.
authors.affiliation: Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institutet/Stockholm University, Sweden.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andel
authors.forename: Charlotta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nilsen
authors.forename: Ingemar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kåreholt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012179:Retirement; D057566:Self Report; D012923:Social Class; D064890:Social Determinants of Health; D013548:Sweden; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: after retirement age; health; old age; physical working conditions; psychological working conditions; socioeconomic position