Table 3

Crude and adjusted multinomial logistic regression assessing association between long working hours and stroke

Total**Stroke cases, N (%)Ischaemic strokeHaemorrhagic stroke
Crude ORs (95% CI)Adjusted ORs† (95% CI)Crude ORs (95% CI)Adjusted ORs† (95% CI)
Age (years)47.7 (13.1) 1.08 (1.07 to 1.10) 1.08 (1.06 to 1.10) 1.09 (1.06 to 1.12) 1.08 (1.05 to 1.12)
Body mass index (kg/m²)25.0 (4.48) 1.06 (1.03 to 1.09) 1.01 (0.96 to 1.05)1.02 (0.96 to 1.08)0.94 (0.88 to 1.02)
Sex
 Female85 376 (53.2%)73 (38.8%)RefRef
 Male75 227 (46.8%)115 (61.2%) 2.22 (1.55 to 3.18) 1.92 (1.26 to 2.91) 1.10 (0.65 to 1.86)0.84 (0.45 to 1.56)
High blood pressure diagnosed
 No142 553 (88.7%)144 (75.8%)RefRef
 Yes18 198 (11.3%)46 (24.2%) 2.36 (1.58 to 3.53) 0.87 (0.54 to 1.41) 2.87 (1.59 to 5.19) 1.46 (0.73 to 2.91)
Diabetes diagnosed
 No158 644 (98.7%)178 (93.7%)RefRef
 Yes2107 (1.31%)12 (6.32%) 6.76 (3.65 to 12.55) 3.86 (1.95 to 7.65) 1.38 (0.19 to 9.94)0.79 (0.11 to 5.84)
Familial history of cardiovascular diseases
 No144 696 (90.0%)167 (87.9%)RefRef
 Yes16 055 (9.99%)23 (12.1%)1.31 (0.79 to 2.18)1.10 (0.65 to 1.86)1.08 (0.46 to 2.52)0.89 (0.38 to 2.10)
Dyslipidaemia diagnosed
 No147 715 (91.8%)148 (77.9%)RefRef
 Yes13 236 (8.23%)42 (22.1%) 3.08 (2.04 to 4.66) 1.17 (0.72 to 1.88) 3.38 (1.82 to 6.28) 1.70 (0.84 to 3.41)
Smoking
 Not smoker71 704 (45.5%)70 (37.8%)RefRef
 Current/former smoker<30 pack-years79 522 (50.5%)88 (47.6%)1.04 (0.72 to 1.50)0.94 (0.64 to 1.39)1.43 (0.78 to 2.63)1.59 (0.82 to 3.08)
 Current/former smoker≥30 pack-years6199 (3.94%)27 (14.6%) 3.50 (2.00 to 6.13) 1.70 (0.94 to 3.06) 7.51 (3.52 to 16.04) 4.58 (1.06 to 10.68)
Occupation
 High-skilled white-collar jobs43 419 (30.0%)61 (33.5%)RefRef
 Self-employed/chief executive officer, professional jobs49 294 (34.0%)58 (31.9%)0.97 (0.63 to 1.51)0.94 (0.59 to 1.51)0.61 (0.32 to 1.16)0.54 (0.28 to 1.06)
 Low-skilled white-collar jobs37 389 (25.8%)37 (20.3%)0.89 (0.55 to 1.44)1.29 (0.77 to 2.15) 0.40 (0.18 to 0.90) 0.47 (0.20 to 1.11)
 Blue-collar jobs14 749 (10.2%)26 (14.3%) 1.71 (1.01 to 2.88) 1.22 (0.68 to 2.18)0.51 (0.18 to 1.48)0.53 (0.18 to 1.57)
Long working hours exposure
 <10 years134 569 (86.6%)140 (77.8%)RefRef
 ≥10 years20 763 (13.4%)40 (22.2%) 1.61 (1.04 to 2.49) 1.01 (0.63 to 1.63) 2.50 (1.38 to 4.53) 1.92 (1.01 to 3.69)
  • Significant OR are highlighted in bold.

  • *Quantitative variables are shown in mean (SD) and categorical variables in number (percentage).

  • †Multivariable models are adjusted for age, body mass index, high blood pressure, diabetes, dyslipidaemia, smoking and occupation.