Table 3

Logistic regression analyses: associations between job strain and myocardial infarction (men and women aged 45–64 years) (multivariate odds ratios (95% CI), number of exposed)

Job strain presentMenWomen
*Adjusted for hypertension, total cholesterol, diabetes, family history of CHD; †additionally adjusted for cigarette smoking (never/former/current), BMI ≥27, lack of physical exercise (<2/week).
Adjustment*1.39 (1.08 to 1.78) n=3711.68 (1.12 to 2.51) n=186
Adjustment†1.45 (1.11 to 1.89) n=3671.39 (0.90 to 2.16) n=186