Psychosocial and cardiovascular risk factors and hypertension in women and in men: multivariate analysis (odds ratios)
| Men (n = 399) OR (95% CI) | Women (n = 166) OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; PD, psychological demand; DL, decision latitude; +, high level; −, low level; BMI, body mass index. | ||
| *Men, three glasses or more per day; women, one glass or more per day. | ||
| Job constraints | ||
| PD +, DL – (job strain) | 2.60 (1.15 to 5.85) | 3.20 (0.92 to 11.12) |
| PD −, DL – (passive) | 2.30 (1.01 to 5.26) | 4.73 (1.36 to 16.42) |
| PD +, DL + (active) | 2.39 (1.10 to 5.18) | 4.51 (1.24 to 16.43) |
| PD −, DL + (low strain) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Low social support at work | 1.31 (0.80 to 2.12) | 0.62 (0.27 to 1.41) |
| Age | 1.00 (0.97 to 1.04) | 0.98 (0.93 to 1.04) |
| Educational level | ||
| ⩽6 years | 0.53 (0.20 to 1.39) | 8.12 (1.30 to 50.73) |
| 7–11 years | 1.24 (0.67 to 2.30) | 5.47 (1.05 to 28.41) |
| ⩾12 years | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Obesity (BMI ⩾30 kg/m2) | 6.54 (2.99 to 14.29) | 13.20 (3.34 to 52.14) |
| Overweight (25⩽ BMI <30) | 3.47 (2.09 to 5.79) | 1.19 (0.50 to 2.87) |
| BMI <25 kg/m2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Alcohol consumption* | 1.85 (0.96 to 3.55) | 3.47 (1.18 to 10.25) |
| Smoking (⩾1 cigarette/day) | – | 1.98 (0.84 to 4.67) |
| Physical inactivity (<2 h/week) | 0.74 (0.46 to 1.20) | 1.10 (0.44 to 2.75) |
| Stressful life event | 0.37 (0.20 to 0.67) | 0.32 (0.12 to 0.89) |
| Low support outside of work | – | 1.98 (0.87 to 4.54) |