Table 1 Age-adjusted associations of job strain with incident ischaemic disease among men free of apparent ischaemic disease at baseline: the WOLF Stockholm Study, 1992–2003

	No of men	Acute MI, cardiac death, unstable angina or ischaemic stroke		Acute MI, cardiac death or unstable angina		Acute MI or cardiac death
	No of men	No of events	HR (95% CI)	No of events	HR (95% CI)	No of events	HR (95% CI)
Men aged 19–65 years
Job strain
No	2487	71	1.00	57	1.00	41	1.00
Yes	673	22	1.22 (0.75 to 1.96)	18	1.24 (0.73 to 2.10)	14	1.35 (0.73 to 2.48)
Men aged 19–55 years
Job strain
No	2197	47	1.00	39	1.00	28	1.00
Yes	603	21	1.76 (1.05 to 2.95)	17	1.70 (0.96 to 3.01)	13	1.82 (0.94 to 3.51)

HR, Hazard ratio; MI, myocardial infarction.