Table 4

Crude and adjusted Cox regression models assessing association between long working hours and stroke

Ischaemic strokeHaemorrhagic stroke
Crude ORs (95% CI)Adjusted ORs* (95% CI)Crude ORs (95% CI)Adjusted ORs* (95% CI)
Age (years) 1.08 (1.06 to 1.10) 1.08 (1.06 to 1.10) 1.10 (1.06 to 1.12) 1.08 (1.05 to 1.12)
Body mass index (kg/m²) 1.06 (1.03 to 1.09) 1.01 (0.97 to 1.05)1.02 (0.96 to 1.08)0.95 (0.88 to 1.02)
Sex
 FemaleRefRef
 Male 2.17 (1.51 to 3.11) 1.91 (1.25 to 2.90) 1.13 (0.66 to 1.93)0.83 (0.44 to 1.55)
High blood pressure diagnosed
 NoRefRef
 Yes 2.34 (1.56 to 3.50) 0.87 (0.54 to 1.41) 2.66 (1.44 to 4.88) 1.47 (0.74 to 2.93)
Diabetes diagnosed
 NoRefRef
 Yes 5.09 (2.74 to 9.46) 2.97 (1.50 to 5.89) 1.10 (0.15 to 8.02)0.64 (0.09 to 4.72)
Familial history of cardiovascular diseases
 NoRefRef
 Yes1.32 (0.79 to 2.20)1.09 (0.65 to 1.86)1.11 (0.47 to 2.59)0.89 (0.38 to 2.11)
Dyslipidaemia diagnosed
 NoRefRef
 Yes 2.94 (1.95 to 4.45) 1.13 (0.65 to 1.86) 3.33 (1.78 to 6.21) 1.66 (0.83 to 3.33)
Smoking
 Not smokerRefRef
 Current/former smoker<30 pack-years1.07 (0.74 to 1.56)0.94 (0.63 to 1.39)1.37 (0.74 to 2.52)1.59 (0.82 to 3.08)
 Current/former smoker≥30 pack-years 3.45 (1.97 to 6.04) 1.68 (0.93 to 3.02) 7.18 (3.36 to 15.33) 4.54 (1.95 to 10.59)
Occupation
 High-skilled white-collar jobsRefRef
 Self-employed/chief executive officer, professional jobs0.98 (0.63 to 1.52)0.94 (0.59 to 1.50)0.62 (0.33 to 1.17)0.54 (0.28 to 1.05)
 Low-skilled white-collar jobs0.89 (0.55 to 1.44)1.29 (0.78 to 2.15) 0.40 (0.18 to 0.90) 0.47 (0.20 to 1.11)
 Blue-collar jobs 1.74 (1.03 to 2.94) 1.27 (0.71 to 2.27)0.52 (0.18 to 1.50)0.55 (0.19 to 1.63)
Long working hours exposure
 <10 yearsRefRef
 ≥10 years 1.61 (1.04 to 2.50) 1.00 (0.63 to 1.61) 2.57 (1.41 to 4.70) 1.91 (1.00 to 3.66)
  • Significant OR are highlighted in bold.

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