Change in body mass index during transition to statutory retirement: an occupational cohort study

Table 2 Change in body mass index before, during and after retirement transition by physical work characteristics in men

		Time in relation to retirement
		Pre-retirement (w₋₂ vs. w₋₃)			Retirement transition (w₊₁ vs. w₋₁)			Post-retirement (w₊₃ vs. w₊₂)
		Mean change^a	95% CI		Mean change^a	95% CI		Mean change^a	95% CI
Total	Model 1	0.29	0.13	0.46	−0.11	−0.22	−0.01	−0.03	−0.23	0.17
(n = 1116)	Model 2	0.30	0.12	0.44	−0.11	−0.22	−0.01	0.07	−0.14	0.28
Sedentary	Model 1	0.21	−0.04	0.46	−0.18	−0.30	−0.05	−0.0004	−0.29	0.29
(n = 414)	Model 2	0.26	0.003	0.52	−0.19	−0.32	−0.07	0.08	−0.23	0.38
Diverse	Model 1	0.44	0.20	0.68	−0.05	−0.20	0.11	0.01	−0.28	0.31
(n = 555)	Model 2	0.40	0.14	0.65	−0.03	−0.18	0.12	0.13	−0.16	0.43
Physically heavy	Model 1	0.07	−0.41	0.55	−0.20	−0.63	0.23	−0.34	−1.01	0.32
(n = 147)	Model 2	0.06	−0.51	0.63	−0.19	−0.64	0.26	−0.22	−0.91	0.46

Data are centered at retirement: w₋₁, w₋₂, and w₋₃ refer to survey waves before retirement, and w₊₁, w₊₂ and w₊₃ refer to survey waves after retirement. ^a Change is estimated over 4 years of time. Model1: adjusted for retirement age and socioeconomic position Model 2: Model 1 + adjusted for physical activity, alcohol use and smoking as time-varying covariates and marital status, body mass index, number of chronic diseases and job strain before retirement.

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