HRs and their 95% CIs related to increased incidence of psychiatric events after the organisational merger, stratified analyses by age, sex and occupational status*
| Category of organisational change during a merger by sociodemographic variables | Study population I (N=6511) | p Value for interaction | |||
| N (No. of cases) | HR (95% CI) | N (No. of cases) | HR (95% CI) | ||
| Age | <50 years | 50 years or older | 0.507 | ||
| Improved situation | 995 (29) | 0.98 (0.64 to 1.50) | 457 (20) | 1.09 (0.65 to 1.80) | |
| Unaltered situation | 2408 (75) | 1.00 | 1433 (61) | 1.00 | |
| Worsened situation | 732 (37) | 1.69 (1.14 to 2.50) | 486 (30) | 1.51 (0.97 to 2.35) | |
| Sex | Men | Women | 0.569 | ||
| Improved situation | 1157 (33) | 0.95 (0.64 to 1.42) | 295 (16) | 1.22 (0.69 to 2.17) | |
| Unaltered situation | 2912 (92) | 1.00 | 929 (44) | 1.00 | |
| Worsened situation | 952 (43) | 1.43 (1.00 to 2.06) | 266 (24) | 1.94 (1.22 to 3.19) | |
| Occupational status | Manual | Non-manual | 0.408 | ||
| Improved situation | 812 (29) | 1.00 (0.66 to 1.51) | 640 (20) | 1.14 (0.66 to 1.95) | |
| Unaltered situation | 2527 (95) | 1.00 | 1314 (41) | 1.00 | |
| Worsened situation | 715 (36) | 1.38 (0.94 to 2.03) | 503 (31) | 1.99 (1.25 to 3.18) | |
↵* All models adjusted for other sociodemographic factors are listed in the table.