Relation of smoking intensity with job strain and effort-reward imbalance among smokers: adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs)
| Women | Men | p for sex interaction | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10–19 cigarettes | 20+ cigarettes | 10–19 cigarettes | 20+ cigarettes | ||||||
| OR* | (95% CI) | OR* | (95% CI) | OR* | (95% CI) | OR* | (95% CI) | ||
| Light smokers (1–9 cigarettes per day) formed the reference category within the smoking intensity indicator. *Adjusted for age, basic education, occupational status, type of employment, and marital status. | |||||||||
| Job control (component of job strain) | 0.356 | ||||||||
| High job control | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
| Intermediate job control | 1.05 | (0.91 to 1.21) | 1.13 | (0.87 to 1.48) | 1.20 | (0.91 to 1.59) | 1.22 | (0.88 to 1.70) | |
| Low job control | 1.19 | (1.03 to 1.38) | 1.49 | (1.15 to 1.94) | 1.28 | (0.93 to 1.75) | 1.42 | (0.99 to 2.03) | |
| Job demands (component of job strain) | 0.841 | ||||||||
| Low job demands | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
| Intermediate job demands | 0.99 | (0.99 to 1.14) | 1.14 | (0.89 to 1.48) | 0.92 | (0.70 to 1.21) | 1.04 | (0.76 to 1.42) | |
| High job demands | 0.97 | (0.86 to 1.11) | 1.07 | (0.83 to 1.39) | 0.90 | (0.67 to 1.22) | 0.92 | (0.65 to 1.30) | |
| Job strain | 0.114 | ||||||||
| Low strain | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
| Active jobs | 1.01 | (0.86 to 1.19) | 1.37 | (1.01 to 1.87) | 1.06 | (0.78 to 1.45) | 0.91 | (0.63 to 1.32) | |
| Passive jobs | 1.15 | (0.97 to 1.35) | 1.61 | (1.18 to 2.20) | 1.23 | (0.88 to 1.72) | 1.38 | (0.95 to 2.01) | |
| High strain | 1.16 | (0.99 to 1.36) | 1.55 | (1.14 to 2.10) | 1.11 | (0.78 to 1.58) | 1.19 | (0.80 to 1.77) | |
| Effort (component of effort-reward imbalance) | 0.633 | ||||||||
| High effort | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
| Intermediate effort | 1.01 | (0.90 to 1.14) | 1.03 | (0.83 to 1.28) | 0.88 | (0.67 to 1.17) | 0.96 | (0.69 to 1.33) | |
| Low effort | 1.31 | (1.08 to 1.59) | 1.66 | (1.21 to 2.27) | 0.88 | (0.61 to 1.27) | 1.12 | (0.74 to 1.68) | |
| Rewards (component of effort-reward imbalance) | 0.711 | ||||||||
| High rewards | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
| Intermediate rewards | 1.24 | (1.07 to 1.44) | 1.20 | (0.92 to 1.57) | 1.09 | (0.80 to 1.49) | 1.11 | (0.77 to 1.59) | |
| Low rewards | 1.26 | (1.08 to 1.46) | 1.58 | (1.22 to 2.04) | 1.26 | (0.92 to 1.73) | 1.61 | (1.13 to 2.30) | |
| Effort-reward imbalance | 0.521 | ||||||||
| Low imbalance | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
| Intermediate imbalance | 1.15 | (1.00 to 1.34) | 1.03 | (0.79 to 1.34) | 1.01 | (0.75 to 1.35) | 0.75 | (0.53 to 1.05) | |
| High imbalance | 1.19 | (1.03 to 1.39) | 1.28 | (0.98 to 1.66) | 1.20 | (0.88 to 1.63) | 1.23 | (0.88 to 1.73) | |