Associations between sociodemographic and work related factors and risk of a high level of common symptoms in middle aged women, presented as crude odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI)
| Sociodemographic and work related variables | High level of symptoms (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) |
| Age (y) | ||
| 40–44 (n=170) | 31.8 | 1 (reference) |
| 45–50 (n=209) | 36.4 | 1.23 (0.80, 1.88) |
| Nationality | ||
| Born in Sweden (n=331) | 33.2 | 1 (reference) |
| Born in other country (n=66) | 37.9 | 1.23 (0.68, 2.20) |
| Cohabitation status | ||
| Cohabiting (n=337) | 33.0 | 1 (reference) |
| Not cohabiting (n=57) | 42.1 | 1.48 (0.80, 2.74) |
| Educational level | ||
| Tertiary education (n=85) | 24.7 | 1 (reference) |
| Secondary education (n=64) | 37.5 | 1.83 (0.90, 3.71) |
| Primary education plus vocational training (n=98) | 33.7 | 1.55 (0.81, 2.95) |
| Primary education (n=133) | 40.5 | 2.08 (1.14, 3.80) |
| Occupational class | ||
| Non-manual (n=170) | 28.2 | 1 (reference) |
| Manual (n=178) | 36.0 | 1.43 (0.91, 2.24) |
| Income | ||
| >15 000 SEK/month (n=55) | 29.1 | 1 (reference) |
| 10–15 000 SEK/month (n=151) | 34.4 | 1.28 (0.65, 2.51) |
| <10 000 SEK/month (n=167) | 36.5 | 1.40 (0.72, 2.72) |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed (n=320) | 29.3 | 1 (reference) |
| Non-employed (all) (n=77) | 53.9 | 2.82 (1.69, 4.70) |
| Of the non-employed: | ||
| students/home-makers/unemployed (n=49) | 43.8 | 1.87 (1.01, 3.47) |
| sick-leave/disability pension (n=28) | 71.4 | 6.01 (2.56, 14.13) |
| Social network/support indices | ||
| Social support: | ||
| High/medium (n=303) | 28.4 | 1 (reference) |
| Low (n=94) | 52.1 | 2.75 (1.71, 4.42) |
| Social anchorage: | ||
| High/medium (n=303) | 28.1 | 1 (reference) |
| Low (n=94) | 53.2 | 2.91 (1.81, 4.69) |
| Social participation: | ||
| High/medium (n=261) | 29.9 | 1 (reference) |
| Low (n=136) | 41.9 | 1.69 (1.10, 2.61) |
| Work related psychosocial factors (only those employed are included, n=320) | ||
| Psychological job demands: | ||
| Low (n=219) | 24.7 | 1 (reference) |
| High (n=78) | 44.9 | 2.49 (1.45, 4.28) |
| Job decision latitude: | ||
| High (n=217) | 25.3 | 1 (reference) |
| Low (n=91) | 38.5 | 1.84 (1.09, 3.10) |
| Job strain: | ||
| No job strain (n=206) | 21.8 | 1 (reference) |
| Job strain (n=88) | 47.7 | 3.27 (1.92, 5.57) |