Table 3 Mean NFAS domain and total scores with 95% CI (in parenthesis) by age decades, professional qualification, and for employees with disabilities, congenital diseases and accidents; stratified by sex (n = 1872 women and n = 2065 men). A value of 1 characterises the best possible functional ability

1.39 (1.32–1.42)

1.13 (1.10–1.15)

1.26 (1.20–1.29)

1.17 (1.12–1.20)

1.30 (1.23–1.32)

1.15 (1.12–1.17)

1.03 (1.02–1.04)

1.23 (1.19–1.25)

1.21 (1.16–1.25)

1.09 (1.06–1.11)

1.16 (1.12–1.18)

1.10 (1.06–1.12)

1.28 (1.24–1.31)

1.11 (1.09–1.13)

1.04 (1.02–1.05)

1.16 (1.13–1.18)

1.21 (1.13–1.25)

1.09 (1.05–1.10)

1.14 (1.09–1.16)

1.11 (1.06–1.13)

1.27 (1.19–1.30)

1.10 (1.06–1.11)

1.02 (1.00–1.03)

1.15 (1.11–1.17)

1.53 (1.32–1.66)

1.18 (1.07–1.25)

1.32 (1.17–1.42)

1.15 (1.04–1.24)

1.33 (1.19–1.41)

1.15 (1.08–1.20)

1.03 (1.01–1.05)

1.29 (1.19–1.36)

1.30 (1.25–1.32)

1.11 (1.08–1.12)

1.21 (1.16–1.22)

1.14 (1.11–1.16)

1.29 (1.25–1.30)

1.13 (1.11–1.14)

1.04 (1.02–1.04)

1.20 (1.17–1.20)

1.18 (1.12–1.22)

1.09 (1.05–1.11)

1.14 (1.09–1.18)

1.07 (1.04–1.10)

1.27 (1.22–1.31)

1.12 (1.09–1.14)

1.01 (1.00–1.03)

1.15 (1.11–1.17)

1.80 (1.62–1.91)

1.29 (1.19–1.34)

1.58 (1.41–1.68)

1.39 (1.24–1.48)

1.55 (1.41–1.63)

1.22 (1.14–1.26)

1.08 (1.02–1.12)

1.47 (1.37–1.53)

1.23 (1.19–1.25)

1.08 (1.07–1.10)

1.16 (1.13–1.17)

1.10 (1.08–1.11)

1.26 (1.23–1.27)

1.12 (1.10–1.13)

1.03 (1.02–1.03)

1.16 (1.14–1.17)

1.52 (1.32–1.63)

1.20 (1.10–1.26)

1.39 (1.18–1.51)

1.24 (1.08–1.36)

1.44 (1.27–1.55)

1.13 (1.06–1.18)

1.07 (1.00–1.15)

1.33 (1.20–1.39)

1.27 (1.22–1.29)

1.10 (1.08–1.11)

1.19 (1.16–1.20)

1.12 (1.10–1.14)

1.28 (1.25–1.29)

1.12 (1.11–1.13)

1.03 (1.02–1.04)

1.18 (1.16–1.19)

1.38 (1.30–1.44)

1.17 (1.12–1.20)

1.27 (1.20–1.31)

1.17 (1.10–1.20)

1.34 (1.29–1.38)

1.16 (1.12–1.18)

1.06 (1.02–1.08)

1.25 (1.21–1.28)

1.26 (1.21–1.28)

1.09 (1.07–1.10)

1.18 (1.14–1.20)

1.12 (1.09–1.13)

1.27 (1.24–1.29)

1.12 (1.10–1.13)

1.02 (1.01–1.03)

1.17 (1.15–1.18)

1.30 (1.24–1.34)

1.09 (1.06–1.10)

1.13 (1.10–1.16)

1.10 (1.07–1.13)

1.23 (1.19–1.26)

1.15 (1.11–1.16)

1.03 (1.02–1.04)

1.17 (1.14–1.19)

1.22 (1.17–1.25)

1.08 (1.05–1.09)

1.12 (1.09–1.14)

1.11 (1.07–1.13)

1.23 (1.19–1.25)

1.12 (1.10–1.14)

1.02 (1.01–1.04)

1.14 (1.12–1.16)

1.14 (1.08–1.17)

1.07 (1.03–1.09)

1.08 (1.05–1.10)

1.08 (1.04–1.10)

1.23 (1.18–1.26)

1.11 (1.08–1.12)

1.01 (1.00–1.02)

1.12 (1.09–1.13)

1.36 (1.18–1.45)

1.11 (1.04–1.15)

1.17 (1.09–1.24)

1.13 (1.05–1.20)

1.29 (1.18–1.36)

1.22 (1.12–1.27)

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

1.21 (1.13–1.27)

1.26 (1.23–1.29)

1.09 (1.07–1.10)

1.14 (1.11–1.16)

1.12 (1.09–1.13)

1.24 (1.21–1.25)

1.13 (1.11–1.16)

1.03 (1.02–1.04)

1.16 (1.14–1.17)

1.11 (1.07–1.14)

1.04 (1.03–1.05)

1.04 (1.02–1.05)

1.03 (1.01–1.04)

1.19 (1.15–1.21)

1.10 (1.07–1.12)

1.01 (1.00–1.02)

1.09 (1.07–1.10)

1.62 (1.45–1.72)

1.19 (1.12–1.24)

1.31 (1.21–1.38)

1.22 (1.12–1.29)

1.40 (1.31–1.46)

1.18 (1.13–1.23)

1.04 (1.01–1.07)

1.32 (1.24–1.37)

1.19 (1.16–1.20)

1.06 (1.05–1.07)

1.09 (1.07–1.10)

1.08 (1.06–1.09)

1.21 (1.19–1.23)

1.12 (1.11–1.13)

1.02 (1.01–1.03)

1.13 (1.11–1.14)

1.42 (1.24–1.54)

1.12 (1.05–1.16)

1.18 (1.08–1.24)

1.12 (1.03–1.19)

1.31 (1.20–1.38)

1.16 (1.08–1.20)

1.05 (1.00–1.12)

1.22 (1.14–1.27)

1.23 (1.19–1.24)

1.08 (1.06–1.08)

1.11 (1.09–1.12)

1.10 (1.08–1.11)

1.23 (1.20–1.24)

1.13 (1.11–1.14)

1.02 (1.01–1.03)

1.14 (1.12–1.15)

1.29 (1.23–1.32)

1.10 (1.08–1.12)

1.15 (1.11–1.17)

1.13 (1.09–1.15)

1.27 (1.23–1.29)

1.15 (1.12–1.16)

1.02 (1.00–1.03)

1.18 (1.15–1.19)

1.20 (1.16–1.22)

1.06 (1.05–1.07)

1.10 (1.08–1.11)

1.08 (1.06–1.10)

1.21 (1.18–1.22)

1.12 (1.10–1.13)

1.02 (1.01–1.03)

1.13 (1.11–1.14)