Table 3

Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of poor health and psychological distress and rate ratios (95% confidence intervals) of sickness absences by quartiles of worktime control

Self rated poor healthPsychological distressSickness absence
Quartiles of worktime controlMenWomenMenWomenMenWomen
*Educational level, marital status, existence of dependent children; †smoking, alcohol consumption, body mass index, sedentariness; ‡Baseline sickness absence.
Model 1 adjusted for age
    4 (high)1.001.001.001.001.001.00
    31.53 (1.10 to 2.13)1.30 (1.08 to 1.57)0.90 (0.63 to 1.28)1.38 (1.14 to 1.67)1.28 (1.10 to 1.49)1.13 (1.06 to 1.21)
    21.81 (1.32 to 2.49)1.61 (1.34 to 1.93)1.15 (0.82 to 1.60)1.50 (1.24 to 1.81)1.69 (1.47 to 1.94)1.30 (1.21 to 1.38)
    1 (low)1.07 (1.05 to 1.08)1.88 (1.56 to 2.26)1.04 (0.74 to 1.47)1.85 (1.53 to 2.25)1.48 (1.28 to 1.71)1.15 (1.07 to 1.23)
Model 2 adjusted for age and other demographics*
    4 (high)1.001.001.001.001.001.00
    31.24 (0.80 to 1.75)1.24 (1.02 to 1.50)0.95 (0.65 to 1.37)1.43 (1.17 to 1.74)1.01 (0.87 to 1.18)1.06 (0.99 to 1.14)
    21.44 (1.03 to 2.02)1.54 (1.27 to 1.85)1.27 (0.89 to 1.81)1.55 (1.27 to 1.89)1.25 (1.08 to 1.45)1.21 (1.14 to 1.30)
    1 (low)1.37 (0.97 to 1.93)2.01 (1.65 to 2.44)1.15 (0.80 to 1.65)1.91 (1.55 to 2.34)1.17 (1.01 to 1.37)1.21 (1.12 to 1.30)
Model 3 adjusted for age, other demographics and health behaviour†
    4 (high)1.001.001.001.001.001.00
    31.23 (0.85 to 1.76)1.28 (1.04 to 1.56)0.94 (0.65 to 1.38)1.49 (1.22 to 1.83)1.02 (0.87 to 1.19)1.08 (1.01 to 1.16)
    21.41 (0.99 to 2.01)1.59 (1.31 to 1.94)1.22 (0.85 to 1.75)1.57 (1.28 to 1.92)1.23 (1.06 to 1.43)1.23 (1.14 to 1.31)
    1 (low)1.36 (0.95 to 1.97)2.21 (1.80 to 2.72)1.15 (0.79 to 1.67)1.99 (1.61 to 2.45)1.20 (1.03 to 1.41)1.22 (1.13 to 1.32)
Model 4 adjusted for age, other demographics, health behaviour and baseline health‡
    4 (high)1.001.001.001.001.001.00
    31.25 (0.86 to 1.80)1.28 (1.04 to 1.57)0.96 (0.66 to 1.42)1.50 (1.23 to 1.84)1.05 (0.89 to 1.23)1.08 (1.01 to 1.16)
    21.45 (1.01 to 2.07)1.56 (1.28 to 1.91)1.24 (0.86 to 1.78)1.54 (1.26 to 1.89)1.15 (0.99 to 1.34)1.18 (1.10 to 1.26)
    1 (low)1.32 (0.92 to 1.91)2.20 (1.78 to 2.72)1.14 (0.79 to 1.66)1.96 (1.59 to 2.42)1.10 (0.94 to 1.28)1.19 (1.10 to 1.28)