Trends in Associations Between Sickness Absence Before the Age of 65 and Being in Paid Work After the Age of 65: Prospective Study of Three Total Population Cohorts.

Paid work increased from 2000 to 2010, sickness absence increased marginallyAssociations of sociodemographic factors with paid work did not change over timePrior sickness absence and disability pension correlate with paid work after age 65Sickness absence before age 65 correlates with sickness absence after 65Disability pension before age 65 correlates with less sickness absence after 65.