Table 3 Association of non-work and work factors with the risk of 12-month depressive or anxiety disorder
CharacteristicsMenWomen
OR (95% CI)*OR (95% CI)*
Non-work factors
    Marital status
        Single/divorced/widowed vs married/co-habiting2.47 (1.63 to 3.75)1.69 (1.23 to 2.32)
    Disadvantaged housing conditions1.43 (1.17 to 1.76)1.39 (1.20 to 1.60)
    Lack of social support outside work1.23 (0.94 to 1.61)1.23 (1.06 to 1.43)
    Victim of violence
        Yes vs no3.49 (2.11 to 5.75)2.42 (1.53 to 3.82)
    Smoking
        Yes vs no1.59 (1.07 to 2.36)1.39 (0.99 to 1.94)
    Abnormal somatic health
        Yes vs no1.22 (0.82 to 1.80)1.55 (1.15 to 2.09)
    Number of physical symptoms
        1–2 vs 01.44 (0.67 to 3.09)2.06 (1.04 to 4.09)
        3 or more vs 02.71 (1.34 to 5.46)3.32 (1.66 to 6.63)
Work factors
    Job demands1.29 (1.02 to 1.63)1.28 (1.10 to 1.49)
    Lack of job control1.61 (1.33 to 1.96)1.15 (1.00 to 1.31)
    Lack of social support at work1.56 (1.32 to 1.84)1.45 (1.27 to 1.65)
    Lack of educational prospects at work1.71 (1.37 to 2.13)1.25 (1.08 to 1.45)
    Job insecurity1.52 (1.27 to 1.83)1.23 (1.08 to 1.40)

  • *Unadjusted. CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.