Job control, job demands, and job strain and suicidal events among women
| Quintiles | N | N cases | Cases per 100 000 person-years | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |
| Suicide attempt | |||||||
| Job | Low | 259 176 | 2057 | 74 | 2.45 (2.27–2.64) | 1.43 (1.32–1.56) | 1.39 (1.28–1.51) |
| Control | Med low | 323 284 | 3351 | 96 | 3.18 (2.96–3.41) | 1.73 (1.60–1.87) | 1.68 (1.56–1.81) |
| Med | 335 099 | 1629 | 45 | 1.50 (1.39–1.62) | 1.28 (1.18–1.39) | 1.29 (1.19–1.40) | |
| Med high | 305 857 | 1641 | 50 | 1.68 (1.55–1.82) | 1.27 (1.17–1.37) | 1.25 (1.15–1.36) | |
| High | 305 905 | 1009 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Job | Low | 295 774 | 2314 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Demands | Med low | 308 404 | 2653 | 80 | 1.09 (1.03–1.16) | 1.10 (1.04–1.16) | 1.10 (1.04–1.17) |
| Med | 314 170 | 2300 | 68 | 0.93 (0.88–0.98) | 1.04 (0.98–1.10) | 1.05 (0.99–1.11) | |
| Med high | 304 162 | 1279 | 39 | 0.53 (0.49–0.56) | 0.82 (0.76–0.88) | 0.82 (0.77–0.89) | |
| High | 306 811 | 1141 | 35 | 0.48 (0.45–0.51) | 0.86 (0.80–0.94) | 0.87 (0.81–0.95) | |
| Job | Passive | 570 343 | 5368 | 88 | 1.61 (1.52–1.71) | 1.25 (1.17–1.32) | 1.23 (1.15–1.30) |
| Strain | Low strain | 239 017 | 1376 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Active | 534 379 | 1915 | 33 | 0.61 0.57–0.65) | 0.82 (0.76–0.88) | 0.82 (0.76–0.88) | |
| High strain | 185 582 | 1028 | 51 | 0.96 (0.88–1.04) | 1.08 (0.99–1.17) | 1.06 (1.15–1.30) | |
| High | Yes | 185 582 | 1028 | 51 | 0.87 (0.81–0.93) | 1.04 (0.97–1.10) | 1.03 (0.97–1.10) |
| Strain | Other | 1 343 739 | 8659 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Suicide death | |||||||
| Job | Low | 259 176 | 307 | 11 | 1.68 (1.41–1.99) | 1.30 (1.08–1.58) | 1.26 (1.04–1.53) |
| Control | Med low | 323 284 | 483 | 14 | 2.11 (1.79–2.47) | 1.46 (1.23–1.75) | 1.43 (1.20–1.71) |
| Med | 335 099 | 281 | 8 | 1.18 (0.98–1.40) | 1.07 (0.90–1.28) | 1.06 (0.89–1.27) | |
| Med high | 305 857 | 328 | 10 | 1.50 (1.27–1.79) | 1.30 (1.09–1.55) | 1.29 (1.08–1.54) | |
| High | 305 905 | 215 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Job | Low | 295 774 | 363 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Demands | Med low | 308 404 | 395 | 12 | 1.04 (0.91–1.20) | 1.04 (0.90–1.20) | 1.05 (0.91–1.21) |
| Med | 314 170 | 347 | 10 | 0.89 (0.77–1.04) | 0.96 (0.83–1.11) | 0.97 (0.83–1.12) | |
| Med high | 304 162 | 238 | 7 | 0.64 (0.54–0.75) | 0.82 (0.69–0.98) | 0.83 (0.70–0.99) | |
| High | 306 811 | 271 | 8 | 0.71 (0.61–0.84) | 1.00 (0.83–1.21) | 1.02 (0.85–1.22) | |
| Job | Passive | 570 343 | 753 | 12 | 1.22 (1.06–1.40) | 1.04 (0.90–1.20) | 1.02 (0.89–1.18) |
| Strain | Low strain | 239 343 | 260 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Active | 534 379 | 396 | 7 | 0.68 (0.58–0.80) | 0.79 (0.67–0.93) | 0.79 (0.67–0.94) | |
| High strain | 185 582 | 205 | 10 | 1.01 (0.84–1.21) | 1.05 (0.87–1.27) | 1.04 (0.87–1.26) | |
| High | Yes | 185 582 | 205 | 10 | 1.04 (0.90–1.21) | 1.14 (0.99–1.33) | 1.14 (0.98–1.32) |
| Strain | Other | 1 343 739 | 1409 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Model 1 is adjusted for age.
Model 2 is adjusted for age, birthyear, birth country, education, civil status at baseline, children at baseline, previous suicide attempt, previous psychiatric diagnosis, parents’ SEP, parents’ psychiatric diagnosis, long-term unemployment prior to baseline and long-term sick leave prior to baseline.
Model 3 is adjusted for age, birthyear, birth country, education, civil status at baseline, children at baseline, previous suicide attempt, previous psychiatric diagnosis, parents’ SEP, parents’ psychiatric diagnosis, long-term unemployment prior to baseline, long-term sick leave prior to baseline, getting divorced during the follow-up period, having children during the follow-up period, long-term unemployment during the follow-up period and long-term sick leave during the follow-up period.
SEP, socioeconomic position.