Table 2 Logistic regression analysis Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for psychological distress at age 42 with peripheral employment score over 12 years as main exposure (the score is divided into no exposure, low exposure, medium exposure, high exposure) after adjustment for psychological distress age 30, sociodemographic variables, unemployment and out of labour market

1

1

1

1

1.93 (1.10-3.72)

1.69 (0.92-3.11)

1.46 (0.80-2.66)

1.35 (0.71-2.57)

1.89 (1.06-3.77)

1.70 (0.90-3.20)

1.55 (0.85-2.83)

1.46 (0.76-2.78)

2.49 (1.44-4.31)

1.79 (0.98-3.29)

1.88 (1.03-3.45)

1.42 (0.73-2.74)

0.001

0.034

0.033

0.228

0.041

0.194

0.071

0.209

Men

Model 0

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

1

1

1

1

1.09 (0.59-2.00)

1.04 (0.54-1.97)

0.87 (0.46-1.66)

0.87 (0.45-1.71)

1.70 (0.98-2.92)

1.44 (0.80-2.60)

1.47 (0.84-2.56)

1.27 (0.70-2.32)

3.28 (1.86-5.79)

2.79 (1.52-5.14)

2.26 (1.21-4.22)

2.18 (1.14-4.20)

< 0.001

0.001

0.009

0.028

0.050

0.157

0.086

0.173