Table 2

Effects of loss or gain of job security and chronic job insecurity on morbidity and cardiovascular risk factors at follow-up (Phase 5), relative to continued security

Insecure to secureSecure to insecureChronic insecurity
Women*OR (95% CI)p ValueOR (95% CI)p ValueOR (95% CI)p Value
Self rated health fair or poor1.17 (0.7 to 2.0)p=0.571.80 (1.0 to 3.2)p=0.051.89 (1.2 to 3.1)p=0.01
Longstanding illness1.25 (0.8 to 1.9)p=0.271.66 (1.0 to 2.7)p=0.041.24 (0.8 to 1.9)p=0.34
Diff (95% CI)p ValueDiff (95% CI)p ValueDiff (95% CI)p Value
GHQ (30) score0.97 (−0.1 to 2.0)p=0.071.71 (0.5 to 3.0)p=0.0083.86 (2.8 to 5.0)p<0.001
Depression score0.30 (0.0 to 0.6)p=0.070.32 (−0.1 to 0.7)p=0.120.84 (0.5 to 1.2)p<0.001
Cholesterol mmol/l0.09 (−0.1 to 0.2)p=0.21−0.09 (−0.3 to 0.1)p=0.28−0.09 (−0.2 to 0.1)p=0.24
Systolic blood pressure mm Hg1.09 (−1.5 to 3.7)p=0.403.57 (0.5 to 6.7)p=0.02−0.93 (−3.6 to 1.7)p=0.49
Diastolic blood pressure mm Hg0.13 (−1.5 to 1.7)p=0.871.76 (−0.2 to 3.7)p=0.07−0.51 (−2.2 to 1.1)p=0.53
Body mass index kg/m20.17 (−0.3 to 0.7)p=0.52−0.16 (−0.8 to 0.5)p=0.61−0.53 (−1.1 to 0.0)p=0.05
OR (95% CI)p ValueOR (95% CI)p ValueOR (95% CI)p Value
Alcohol ≥15 units/week0.91 (0.5 to 1.5)p=0.710.61 (0.3 to 1.3)p=0.181.35 (0.8 to 2.3)p=0.26
Smoking1.15 (0.5 to 2.5)p=0.721.27 (0.5 to 3.1)p=0.601.56 (0.7 to 3.3)p=0.26
Men*OR (95% CI)p ValueOR (95% CI)p ValueOR (95% CI)p Value
Self rated health fair or poor1.12 (0.8 to 1.6)p=0.531.98 (1.3 to 3.1)p=0.0022.18 (1.6 to 3.0)p<0.001
Longstanding illness1.11 (0.9 to 1.4)p=0.390.95 (0.7 to 1.4)p=0.771.19 (0.9 to 1.6)p=0.20
Diff (95% CI)p ValueDiff (95% CI)p ValueDiff (95% CI)p Value
GHQ (30) score0.94 (0.4 to 1.5)p<0.0011.61 (0.9 to 2.4)p<0.0013.13 (2.5 to 3.7)p<0.001
Depression score0.24 (0.1 to 0.4)p=0.0040.37 (0.1 to 0.6)p=0.0020.72 (0.5 to 0.9)p<0.001
Cholesterol mmol/l0.03 (−0.1 to 0.1)p=0.50−0.11 (−0.2 to 0.0)p=0.08−0.07 (−0.2 to 0.0)p=0.20
Systolic blood pressure mm Hg0.80 (−0.6 to 2.2)p=0.240.19 (−1.8 to 2.2)p=0.85−0.14 (−1.7 to 1.4)p=0.85
Diastolic blood pressure mm Hg0.05 (−0.9 to 1.0)p=0.920.31 (−1.1 to 1.7)p=0.67−0.23 (−1.4 to 0.9)p=0.69
Body mass index kg/m20.19 (0.0 to 0.4)p=0.080.23 (−0.1 to 0.5)p=0.160.06 (−0.2 to 0.3)p=0.64
OR (95% CI)p ValueOR (95% CI)p ValueOR (95% CI)p Value
*Adjusted for age at Phase 5 and employment grade and value of the outcome of interest at baseline.
Alcohol ≥22 units/week1.14 (0.9 to 1.5)p=0.301.15 (0.8 to 1.7)p=0.430.85 (0.6 to 1.1)p=0.29
Smoking1.43 (0.9 to 2.3)p=0.150.69 (0.3 to 1.4)p=0.321.33 (0.8 to 2.3)p=0.30