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ArticleSafety and health at work2020

Cognitive Ability in Midlife and Labor Market Participation Among Older Workers: Prospective Cohort Study With Register Follow-up.

Emil Sundstrup, Åse M Hansen, Erik L Mortensen, Otto M Poulsen, Thomas Clausen, Reiner Rugulies, Anne Møller, Lars L Andersen

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8 authors.

Emil SundstrupNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Åse M HansenNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Erik L MortensenDepartment of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Otto M PoulsenNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Thomas ClausenNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Reiner RuguliesNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Anne MøllerDepartment of Occupational Medicine, Copenhagen University Holbæk, Denmark.
Lars L AndersenNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe study aimed to determine the association of individual cognitive ability in late midlife with labor market participation among older workers.

methodsThis prospective cohort study estimates the risk of long-term sickness absence, disability pension, early retirement, and unemployment from scores on the Intelligenz-Struktur-Test 2000R by combining data from 5076 workers from the Copenhagen Aging and Midlife Biobank with a register on social transfer payments. Analyses were stepwise adjusted for age, gender, physical and psychosocial work environment, health behaviors, occupational social class, education, and chronic diseases.

resultsIn the fully adjusted model, low cognitive ability (≥1 standard deviation below the mean for each gender) and high cognitive ability (≥1 standard deviation above the mean for each gender) were not associated with risk of any of the four labor market outcomes.

conclusionIndividual cognitive ability in late midlife was not associated with risk of long-term sickness absence, disability pension, early retirement, and unemployment in the fully adjusted model. Thus, no direct effect of individual cognitive ability in late midlife was observed on the risk of permanently or temporarily leaving the labor market.

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Disability pensionIntelligenceI-S-T 2000 RRetirementSickness absenceUnemployment

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PMID32995054
PMCPMC7502611

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