Table 3

 Hazard ratios and 95% CI of MI by social positions based on 9130 men and 7086 women from the Copenhagen Centre for Prospective Population Studies; the mediating effect of separately including dimensions of psychosocial working conditions in quartiles to the basic model

Social positionCases of MIBasic model*Full model†Full model† + Decision authorityFull model† + Skill discretion
HR(95% CI)HR(95% CI)HR(95% CI)HR(95% CI)
*Adjusted for cohort of investigation, age, cohabitation, and sex, as described in the text.
†Adjusted for cohort of investigation, age, cohabitation, tobacco, BMI, alcohol, physical activity, SBP, cholesterol, and sex, as described in the text.
Executive managers921111
Leading managers1281.31(1.01 to 1.70)1.26(0.97 to 1.64)1.27(0.98 to1.65)1.08(0.78 to 1.49)
Salaried employees1171.36(1.06 to 1.76)1.24(0.96 to 1.60)1.33(0.91 to1.93)1.05(0.75 to 1.48)
Skilled workers1271.27(0.97 to 1.66)1.17(0.90 to 1.53)1.26(0.79 to 2.01)1.03(0.72 to 1.47)
Unskilled workers1461.57(1.23 to 2.03)1.33(1.03 to 1.73)1.47(0.93 to 2.31)1.07(0.72 to 1.60)