Table 2

Associations of emotional demands at work at baseline with risk of long-term sickness absence during 52 weeks of follow-up

nCasesCases per 1000 PYUnadjustedModel 1Model 2
HR95% CIHR95% CIHR95% CI
Emotional demands score
 One-unit increase26 410100245 1.27 1.19 to 1.36 1.18 1.10 to 1.27 1.10 1.02 to 1.18
Perceived emotional demands at work
 One-unit increase26 410100245 1.25 1.17 to 1.33 1.20 1.12 to 1.28 1.08 1.01 to 1.16
  Never/seldom9525282341.001.001.00
  Sometimes10 56739444 1.27 1.09 to 1.48 1.150.98 to 1.351.060.91 to 1.25
  Often517126260 1.74 1.47 to 2.06 1.55 1.30 to 1.84 1.24 1.04 to 1.48
  Always11476467 1.93 1.47 to 2.53 1.70 1.30 to 2.24 1.250.94 to 1.65
Content-related emotional demands at work
 One-unit increase26 410100245 1.14 1.08 to 1.19 1.07 1.01 to 1.13 1.05 1.00 to 1.11
  Never/seldom9947325381.001.001.00
  Sometimes7368273431.140.97 to 1.341.030.87 to 1.211.020.87 to 1.20
  Often538621848 1.25 1.06 to 1.49 1.070.89 to 1.271.020.86 to 1.22
  Always370918660 1.56 1.30 to 1.87 1.28 1.07 to 1.55 1.22 1.01 to 1.47
  • Model 1: Age, sex, education, cohabitation and children living at home.

  • Model 2: Age, sex, education, cohabitation, children living at home and MDI.

  • PY, person-years.