Table 3

Results of linear regression analyses on effort-reward imbalance and its components in 2007 with general stress in 2012

General stress
Model 1Model 2Model 3
Work characteristicβ (95% CI)ΔR2β (95% CI)ΔR2β (95% CI)ΔR2
Effort0.269 (0.214 to 0.324)0.0730.232 (0.175 to 0.289)0.0520.072 (0.013 to 0.131)0.004
Reward−0.129 (−0.186 to −0.072)0.017−0.163 (−0.223 to −0.103)0.026−0.010 (−0.073 to 0.053)0.000
ERI0.294 (0.242 to 0.346)0.0870.278 (0.219 to 0.337)0.0750.050 (−0.009 to 0.109)0.002
  • Model 1: adjusted for age and gender.

  • Model 2: adjusted for age, gender, educational level and occupational status.

  • Model 3: adjusted for age, gender, educational level, occupational status and baseline general stress in 2007.

  • ERI, effort-reward imbalance.