Hazard ratios (95% CI) for cardiovascular mortality and mean scores of work characteristics by measures of socioeconomic position at baseline in the Valmet study (adjusted for age and sex)
| Confounder | Number of participants (number of deaths)† | CVD mortality | Work stress indicators | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted HR (95% CI) | Job strain score‡ | Effort-reward imbalance score‡ | ||
| *Test of heterogeneity p<0.05 (analysis of variance). †Numbers before imputation. ‡1 = low, 2 = intermediate, 3 = high. | ||||
| Father’s occupational group | ||||
| White collar | 131 (12) | 1.00 | 1.8* | 1.6* |
| Blue collar | 423 (37) | 1.04 (0.5 to 2.0) | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Farmer | 244 (21) | 1.17 (0.6 to 2.4) | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| Height (cm, men/women) | ||||
| >176/>163 | 275 (16) | 1.00 | 2.0 NS | 2.0 NS |
| 171–176/158–163 | 267 (21) | 1.08 (0.6 to 2.1) | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| <171/<158 | 270 (36) | 1.49 (0.8 to 2.7) | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Education | ||||
| Secondary or more | 77 (2) | 1.00 | 1.7* | 1.2* |
| Intermediate level | 409 (28) | 3.05 (0.7 to 12.9) | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Primary or less | 326 (43) | 4.04 (1.0 to 16.8) | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Occupational group | ||||
| Managers | 94 (5) | 1.00 | 1.6* | 1.2* |
| Other office staff | 269 (19) | 1.29 (0.5 to 3.5) | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| Skilled workers | 165 (24) | 2.86 (1.1 to 7.5) | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| Semiskilled workers | 284 (25) | 1.63 (0.6 to 4.3) | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Salary | ||||
| Top quartile | 161 (14) | 1.00 | 1.7* | 1.3* |
| 3rd/2nd | 407 (34) | 1.44 (0.8 to 2.7) | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Bottom quartile | 204 (21) | 1.53 (0.8 to 3.0) | 2.3 | 2.4 |