Table 5

Association between exposure to psychosocial work conditions (job strain) and risk of a high level of common symptoms in employed middle aged women, presented as adjusted OR and confidence intervals (95% CI) (n=320)

Variable Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4a Model 4b Model 4c
Job strain (presence versus absence)3.44 (1.98, 5.99)3.63 (2.07, 6.36)3.66 (2.09, 6.44)3.25 (1.82, 5.81)3.37 (1.90, 5.97)3.69 (2.09, 6.52)
Income (low versus high)0.85 (0.48, 1.50)0.81 (0.46, 1.43)0.79 (0.44, 1.43)0.81 (0.45, 1.44)0.78 (0.44, 1.39)
Educational level (low versus high)1.36 (0.75, 2.45)1.24 (0.68, 2.28)1.40 (0.78, 2.54)1.16 (0.62, 2.15)
Social support (low versus high)3.25 (1.69, 6.27)
Social anchorage (low versus high)2.02 (1.08, 3.79)
Social participation (low versus high)1.72 (0.92, 3.19)