Odds ratios (95% CI) for poor health and psychological distress and rate ratios (95% CI) of medically certified sickness absences at follow up by the levels of worktime control in 1997–2000
| Worktime control† | Unadjusted | Adjusted* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| *Adjusted for demographics (age, occupational status, marital status, dependent children), behavioural risk factors (smoking, alcohol consumption, body mass index, and sedentary lifestyle), and baseline level of the health outcome in question. | ||||
| †Levels of worktime control: high, highest tertile in both 1997 and 2000; low, lowest tertile in both 1997 and 2000; intermediate, all other combinations. | ||||
| Self rated poor health | ||||
| High | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Intermediate | 1.12 (0.78 to 1.58) | 1.61 (1.31 to 1.97) | 0.81 (0.53 to 1.26) | 1.58 (1.22 to 2.03) |
| Low | 1.33 (0.89 to 1.99) | 2.01 (1.59 to 2.53) | 0.93 (0.56 to 1.56) | 1.86 (1.40 to 2.48) |
| p for interaction | 0.111 | 0.043 | ||
| Psychological distress | ||||
| High | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Intermediate | 0.98 (0.68 to 1.41) | 1.21 (0.98 to 1.49) | 1.09 (0.73 to 1.64) | 1.18 (0.93 to 1.48) |
| Low | 0.88 (0.57 to 1.35) | 1.47 (1.16 to 1.86) | 0.92 (0.57 to 1.49) | 1.40 (1.08 to 1.82) |
| p for interaction | 0.041 | 0.114 | ||
| Sickness absence | ||||
| High | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Intermediate | 1.26 (1.01 to 1.59) | 1.38 (1.23 to 1.55) | 1.09 (0.85 to 1.39) | 1.36 (1.20 to 1.54) |
| Low | 1.48 (1.15 to 1.90) | 1.46 (1.29 to 1.66) | 1.28 (0.97 to 1.68) | 1.51 (1.31 to 1.73) |
| p for interaction | 0.528 | 0.879 | ||