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Occup Environ Med 61:254-261 doi:10.1136/oem.2002.005983
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Effect of employee worktime control on health: a prospective cohort study

Table 6

Subgroup analyses among the women: health status in the follow up by the levels of worktime control in 1997–2000, adjusted*

Worktime control† Occupational status Marital status Family status
Non-manual workers (n = 2669) Manual workers (n = 561) Single/separated/widowed (n = 719) Married or cohabiting (n = 2528) No children at home (n = 1182) Children at home (n = 2123)
*Adjusted for age, baseline level of the health outcome in question, and behavioural risk factors (smoking, alcohol consumption, body mass index, and sedentary lifestyle) in all cases, and for occupational status, marital status, and dependent children where appropriate.
†Levels of worktime control: high, highest tertile in both 1997 and 2000; low, lowest tertile in both 1997 and 2000; intermediate, all other combinations.
‡Odds ratio (95% CI).
§Rate ratio (95% CI).
Self rated poor health
High 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Intermediate 1.48 (1.13 to 1.94) 2.55 (1.24 to 5.27) 1.53 (0.90 to 2.59) 1.59 (1.19 to 2.12) 1.87 (1.21 to 2.90) 1.44 (1.06 to 1.97)
Low 1.68 (1.24 to 2.29) 3.54 (1.61 to 7.80) 1.53 (0.84 to 2.79) 1.96 (1.42 to 2.71) 2.28 (1.40 to 3.72) 1.66 (1.17 to 2.36)
p for interaction 0.091 0.360 0.452
Psychological distress
High 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Intermediate 1.13 (0.88 to 1.44) 1.70 (0.83 to 3.48) 0.93 (0.57 to 1.51) 1.26 (0.97 to 1.64) 1.13 (0.75 to 1.70) 1.22 (0.92 to 1.61)
Low 1.43 (1.08 to 1.88) 1.38 (0.62 to 3.07) 1.47 (0.85 to 2.56) 1.40 (1.04 to 1.89) 1.29 (0.82 to 2.03) 1.45 (1.05 to 2.01)
p for interaction 0.696 0.612 0.882
Sickness absence§
High 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Intermediate 1.29 (1.13 to 1.48) 1.59 (1.16 to 2.16) 1.15 (0.92 to 1.45) 1.41 (1.22 to 1.63) 1.29 (1.05 to 1.60) 1.35 (1.16 to 1.57)
Low 1.36 (1.17 to 1.58) 1.91 (1.37 to 2.66) 1.13 (0.87 to 1.47) 1.59 (1.36 to 1.87) 1.38 (1.10 to 1.74) 1.49 (1.26 to 1.76)
p for interaction 0.060 0.010 0.622

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