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Occup Environ Med 61:886-892 doi:10.1136/oem.2004.013417
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Do factors in the psychosocial work environment mediate the effect of socioeconomic position on the risk of myocardial infarction? Study from the Copenhagen Centre for Prospective Population Studies

Table 5

 Hazard ratios and 95% CI of MI by skill discretion, dichotomised by quartiles as best versus the rest, based on 9130 men and 7086 women from the Copenhagen Centre for Prospective Population Studies

High skill discretion (highest quartile) Low skill discretion (the rest)
HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
Adjusted for cohort of investigation, age, cohabitation, and sex, as described in the text.
Social position 1–2 1 1.05 (0.73 to 1.51)
Social position 3–5 1.32 (1.02 to 1.71) 1.41 (1.15 to 1.73)

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