Table 2

Odds ratios (95% CI) for alcohol dependence at phase 3 by work characteristics at phase 1, adjusted for age and employment grade (model 1), additionally adjusted for other predictors (model 2), and adjusted for other predictors and other self report work characteristics (model 3)

MenWomen
Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 1Model 2Model 3
Model 2 includes adjustment for age, employment grade, GHQ, longstanding illness, smoking, and alcohol consumption (phase 1), exercise, height, negative affectivity, negative aspects of social supports, and network size.
Decision latitude(n = 4809)(n = 1998)
    High111111
    Medium1.19 (1.0 to1.5)1.12 (0.9 to1.4)1.13 (0.9 to1.4)1.14 (0.7 to1.8)1.13 (0.7 to1.9)1.14 (0.7 to1.9)
    Low1.20 (0.9 to1.6)1.03 (0.8 to1.4)1.02 (0.8 to1.4)1.46 (0.9 to2.4)1.43 (0.8 to2.5)1.45 (0.8 to2.6)
Job demands
    Low111111
    Medium0.92 (0.7 to1.2)0.92 (0.7 to1.2)0.88 (0.7 to1.1)1.18 (0.8 to1.8)0.94 (0.6 to1.5)0.95 (0.6 to1.5)
    High0.97 (0.7 to1.3)0.82 (0.6 to1.1)0.73 (0.6 to1.0)1.22 (0.7 to2.0)1.00 (0.6 to1.7)1.00 (0.6 to1.8)
Work supports
    High111111
    Medium0.90 (0.7 to1.1)0.83 (0.7 to1.0)0.80 (0.6 to1.0)1.09 (0.7 to1.7)1.01 (0.6 to1.6)0.99 (0.6 to1.6)
    Low1.03 (0.8 to1.3)0.86 (0.7 to1.1)0.81 (0.6 to1.0)1.07 (0.7 to1.6)0.95 (0.6 to1.5)0.88 (0.5 to1.4)
High effort, low reward
    Neither111111
    Either1.69 (1.2 to2.3)1.44 (1.1 to2.0)1.56 (1.1 to2.2)1.15 (0.6 to2.1)1.11 (0.6 to2.1)1.11 (0.6 to2.1)
    Both2.26 (1.6 to3.1)1.69 (1.2 to2.4)1.93 (1.4 to2.7)1.63 (0.9 to3.0)1.25 (0.6 to2.4)1.25 (0.6 to2.5)