Table 4

Descriptive statistics

MaleFemale
RetiredNot retiredRetiredNot retired
Grip strength39.890 (9.520)47.305 (9.581)24.753 (6.385)27.624 (7.189)
Age72.116 (7.831)58.522 (6.422)72.030 (8.044)62.221 (10.177)
Marital status
Married, living with spouse0.7610.5730.7060.761
Registered partnership0.0670.1150.1070.102
Not married0.0490.0940.0580.057
Widowed0.0870.0300.2620.135
Education
No education0.0550.0350.0510.064
Low education0.3660.2650.4060.484
Medium education0.3460.4170.3360.331
High education0.2330.2830.2070.230
Number of chronic diseases1.858 (1.523)1.217 (1.316)2.018 (1.602)1.491 (1.515)
Body weight
Underweight0.0190.0080.0470.033
Healthy Weight0.2890.1200.3680.192
Overweight0.4230.1760.3070.169
Obesity0.2700.6990.2780.568
IADLs0.091 (0.288)0.045 (0.206)0.107 (0.309)0.092 (0.288)
ADLs0.119 (0.324)0.068 (0.252)0.129 (0.335)0.106 (0.308)
Fluency19.150 (7.079)22.011 (7.367)19.598 (7.178)20.188 (7.917)
Memory8.130 (3.531)9.89 (3.402)9.100 (3.766)9.754 (4.013)
State pension age eligibility0.9670.7470.9630.713
Observations59,37685,79255,742106,828

Note(s): Data from SHARE 2004–2019. Standard errors clustered at the individual level appear in parentheses

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