Table 3 HWLE and LE at ages 50 and 65 in North Staffordshire overall and subpopulations with and without osteoarthritis (OA) (NorStOP data, n = 13,774).

From: Healthy working life expectancy at age 50 for people with and without osteoarthritis in local and national English populations

Population

Sample size

HWLE at age 50

LE at age 50

HWLE at age 65

LE at age 65

North Staffordshire

13,774

6.58 (6.28, 6.87)

29.23 (28.77, 29.69)

0.27 (0.24, 0.30)

15.99 (15.65, 16.33)

OA group

3260

4.31 (3.68, 4.94)

31.82 (30.98, 32.67)

0.19 (0.14, 0.25)

17.85 (17.19, 18.51)

Non-OA group

10,514

6.90 (6.57, 7.24)

28.39 (27.86, 28.92)

0.30 (0.26, 0.34)

15.32 (14.93, 15.72)