Characteristics of psychosocial work environment by occupational categories among men with myocardial infarction and control subjects
| Occupational categories | Job demands | Job control | Job strain† |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Mean | Mean | |
| (SEM*) | (SEM*) | (SEM*) | |
| *SEM, standard error of mean; †job strain; ratio of job demands to control. | |||
| Men with MI | |||
| 1 Legislators, senior officials, and managers | 11.5 (0.4) | 15.8 (0.5) | 0.73 (0.03) |
| 2 Professionals | 10.3 (0.5) | 14.2 (0.6) | 0.73 (0.03) |
| 3 Technicians and associate professionals | 9.8 (0.4) | 14.0 (0.6) | 0.71 (0.02) |
| 4&5 Clerks, service, market sales workers | 10.3 (1.3) | 10.7 (1.5) | 0.98 (0.09) |
| 7 Craft and related trades workers | 10.3 (0.2) | 12.6 (0.3) | 0.84 (0.03) |
| 8 Plant and machine operators and assemblers | 10.9 (0.3) | 12.4 (0.3) | 0.89 (0.02) |
| 9 Elementary occupations | 9.6 (1.6) | 10.8 (0.8) | 0.90 (1.16) |
| p for trend | 0.05 | < 0.0001 | 0.14 |
| Controls | |||
| 1 Legislators, senior officials, and managers | 12.5 (0.4) | 17.8 (0.7) | 0.73 (0.04) |
| 2 Professionals | 11.1 (0.3) | 15.4 (0.5) | 0.76 (0.04) |
| 3 Technicians and associate professionals | 10.4 (0.5) | 14.8 (0.6) | 0.72 (0.05) |
| 4&5 Clerks, service, market sales workers | 11.1 (0.6) | 13.5 (1.4) | 0.89 (0.10) |
| 7 Craft and related trades workers | 11.4 (0.2) | 13.7 (0.3) | 0.87 (0.02) |
| 8 Plant and machine operators and assemblers | 10.9 (0.2) | 13.3 (0.3) | 0.84 (0.02) |
| 9 Elementary occupations | 9.5 (0.8) | 9.7 (0.8) | 1.00 (0.08) |
| p for trend | 0.05 | < 0.0001 | 0.05 |