Self-reported work performance, physical activity and current work exposures in a general population of adults aged 51–60 in full time employment (n=1773), stratified by sex and airflow obstruction
| Men (n=1101) n, % | Women (n=672) n, % | p Value | |
| Poor work performance | 112 (10.4) | 54 (8.2) | 0.128 |
| High level of physical activity at work | 496 (46.1) | 227 (34.6) | <0.001 |
| Airflow obstruction* | 77 (7.3) | 25 (3.9) | 0.004 |
| Health will limit ability to work | 568 (52.1) | 271 (40.7) | <0.001 |
| Airflow obstruction* n, % | p Value | Airflow obstruction* n, % | p Value | |||
| Yes (n=77) | No (n=977) | Yes (n=25) | No (n=617) | |||
| Poor work performance | 13 (16.9) | 90 (9.4) | 0.035 | 5 (20.0) | 48 (7.9) | 0.032 |
| Poor work performance and high level of physical activity at work | 11(30.6) | 58 (13.4) | 0.005 | 3 (23.1) | 15 (7.5) | 0.084 |
| Health will limit ability to work | 50 (64.9) | 495(51.2) | 0.020 | 16 (64.0) | 9 (36.0) | 0.016 |
↵* Post-bronchodilator FEV1 <80% predicted and FEV1/FVC ratio <0.7.