Table 4

Odds ratios (95% CI) for alcohol dependence at phase 3 by external 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 externally assessed 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.
Externally assessed job control(n = 4261)(n = 1808)
    High111111
    Medium0.83 (0.7 to1.0)0.89 (0.7 to1.1)0.88 (0.7 to1.1)1.28 (0.8 to2.1)1.26 (0.8 to2.1)1.24 (0.7 to2.1)
    Low0.86 (0.6 to1.1)0.91 (0.7 to1.2)0.88 (0.6 to1.2)0.87 (0.5 to1.5)1.07 (0.6 to1.9)1.00 (0.5 to1.9)
Externally assessed job demands
    Low111111
    Medium0.92 (0.7 to1.2)0.85 (0.7 to1.1)0.87 (0.7 to1.1)1.03 (0.6 to1.7)0.96 (0.6 to1.6)0.91 (0.5 to1.5)
    High0.98 (0.8 to1.2)0.85 (0.7 to1.1)0.83 (0.6 to1.1)0.97 (0.6 to1.5)0.84 (0.5 to1.4)0.83 (0.5 to1.4)