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Table 1 Prevalence and prevalence ratios of minor psychiatric disorders among bank workers according to sociodemographic, life habits, health factors and exposure to stressful and discriminatory events Brazil, 2008.

From: Adverse psychosocial working conditions and minor psychiatric disorders among bank workers

Variable

Categories

N

MPD*(%)

PR** (IC 95%)

Gender

Male

1021

41

1.00

 

Female

1033

45

1.10(0.99 - 1.21)

Age(years)

20-29

346

40

1.00

 

30 - 39

600

40

1,00(0.85 - 1.19)

 

40 - 49

739

48

1.24(1.06 - 1.44)

 

50 - 59

369

41

1.03(0.86 - 1.24)

Schooling

High School

422

42

1.00

 

University Graduate

1228

43

1.01(0.88 - 1.15)

 

University Post-Graduate

404

45

1.06(0.90 - 1.24)

Marital Status

Married

1021

42

1.00

 

Single

870

43

0.96(0.86 - 1.07)

 

Separated/Divorced

163

48

1.10(0.92 - 1.33)

Children

No

959

46

1.00

 

Yes

1095

41

1.12(1.01 - 1.24)

Race/Skin Color

White

1488

43

1.00

 

Black

491

44

0.89(0.66 - 1.20)

 

Other

75

39

1.04(0.92 - 1.17)

Smoker

No

1735

40

1.00

 

Yes

319

57

1.45(1.29 - 1.62)

Alchohol intake in

No

601

41

1,00

Past 14 days ***

Yes

1453

44

1.05(0.92 - 1.21)

Exposure to stressful

No

1444

41

1.00

Situations (past year)

Yes

610

48

1.16(1.04 - 1.29)

Exposure to prejudice

No

1761

41

1.00

(past year)

Yes

293

54

1.31(1.16 - 1.48)

Heart disease

No

1480

39

1.00

 

Yes

574

54

1.39(1.25 - 1.54)

One or more chronic

No

1391

37

1.00

Diseases

Yes

663

56

1.53(1.39 - 1.69)

Duration of

0 - 5

482

40

1.00

Employment (years)

6 - 14

593

44

1.10(0.95 - 1.28)

 

15 - 24

510

45

1.13(0.97 - 1.31)

 

25 and more

469

43

1.08(0.93 - 1.27)

  1. *MPD: minor psychiatric disorders, assed by GHQ-12 > 4
  2. ** PR: Prevalence Ratio by Poisson regression
  3. *** one or more doses per day