| Poor self-rated health | Limited physical functioning (2–4) | Long sickness absence (6+ days/yr) | Strong stress feelings (4–5) | Increased burnout symptoms (16–24) | |||||
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 | %a | aORb | %a | aORb | %a | aORb | %a | aORb | %a | aORb |
Total study population | 14.1 | Â | 9.2 | Â | 15.5 | Â | 15.1 | Â | 6.4 | Â |
‘Blue-collar’ job characteristics |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
• Poor promotion prospects (57.2%d) | 8.9 | 1 | 6.4 | 1 | 12.7 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 3.4 | 1 |
17.6 | 2.16*** | 11.2 | 1.69** | 17.3 | 1.44** | 19.0 | 2.14*** | 8.6 | 2.79*** | |
• Uniform arm or hand movementsc (49.7%d) | 11.3 | 1 | 6.5 | 1 | 12.7 | 1 | 13.8 | 1 | 5.5 | 1 |
16.9 | 1.46** | 12.0 | 1.64** | 18.4 | 1.26 | 16.3 | 1.32* | 7.4 | 1.48 | |
• Repetitive workc (48.7%d) | 10.4 | 1 | 5.1 | 1 | 12.2 | 1 | 14.3 | 1 | 5.2 | 1 |
17.8 | 1.66*** | 13.4 | 2.30*** | 19.0 | 1.37* | 15.8 | 1.29 | 7.8 | 1.97** | |
• Painful or tiring posturec (43.5%d) | 8.6 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 1 | 12.2 | 1 | 3.6 | 1 |
21.3 | 2.71*** | 14.6 | 2.96*** | 19.2 | 1.46** | 18.8 | 1.80*** | 10.2 | 3.59*** | |
• Inflexible working hours (41.4%d) | 12.3 | 1 | 7.4 | 1 | 12.0 | 1 | 14.7 | 1 | 5.8 | 1 |
16.6 | 1.23 | 11.9 | 1.29 | 20.6 | 1.67** | 15.7 | 1.24 | 7.4 | 1.68* | |
• Carrying heavy loadsc (33.4%d) | 12.3 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 13.7 | 1 | 14.5 | 1 | 5.7 | 1 |
17.6 | 1.41* | 13.8 | 1.76*** | 18.9 | 1.19 | 16.0 | 1.29 | 8.0 | 1.96** | |
• Physically demanding job (32.5%d) | 11.0 | 1 | 7.2 | 1 | 13.3 | 1 | 14.5 | 1 | 5.1 | 1 |
20.5 | 1.94*** | 13.5 | 1.55* | 19.8 | 1.36* | 17.1 | 1.44* | 9.4 | 2.73*** | |
• Monotonous workc (29.3%d) | 11.2 | 1 | 6.4 | 1 | 12.3 | 1 | 13.4 | 1 | 4.4 | 1 |
21.1 | 2.02*** | 16.2 | 2.57*** | 23.3 | 1.85*** | 19.2 | 1.73*** | 11.4 | 3.66*** | |
• Low job autonomy (21.8%d) | 12.7 | 1 | 7.7 | 1 | 14.0 | 1 | 14.4 | 1 | 5.7 | 1 |
18.0 | 1.29 | 14.7 | 1.53* | 20.2 | 1.37* | 17.9 | 1.49* | 9.3 | 2.29*** | |
‘White-collar’ job characteristics |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
• High responsibility (88.4%d) | 14.8 | 1 | 8.7 | 1 | 20.5 | 1 | 11.6 | 1 | 6.7 | 1 |
13.9 | 1.01 | 9.1 | 1.21 | 14.8 | 0.82 | 15.7 | 1.46 | 6.4 | 1.11 | |
• High time pressure (73.3%d) | 10.7 | 1 | 8.2 | 1 | 15.8 | 1 | 8.1 | 1 | 3.1 | 1 |
15.2 | 1.70** | 9.4 | 1.37 | 15.4 | 1.14 | 17.9 | 2.50*** | 7.7 | 2.54*** | |
• Frequent interruptions (59.9%d) | 14.8 | 1 | 10.4 | 1 | 17.2 | 1 | 9.3 | 1 | 3.0 | 1 |
13.5 | 1.06 | 8.5 | 1.04 | 14.2 | 0.98 | 19.1 | 2.24*** | 8.6 | 2.88*** | |
• Steadily growing workload (58.3%d) | 14.8 | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 14.8 | 1 | 8.7 | 1 | 3.0 | 1 |
13.3 | 0.91 | 10.0 | 1.33 | 15.9 | 1.19 | 19.8 | 2.68*** | 8.9 | 3.29*** | |
• Regular overtime (33.3%d) | 13.7 | 1 | 10.4 | 1 | 16.8 | 1 | 12.1 | 1 | 4.8 | 1 |
14.3 | 1.35 | 6.9 | 1.04 | 12.6 | 0.91 | 21.3 | 1.94*** | 9.6 | 1.94** | |
• Low social support (20.8%d) | 12.1 | 1 | 8.8 | 1 | 14.8 | 1 | 11.0 | 1 | 3.6 | 1 |
20.6 | 1.99*** | 10.6 | 1.34 | 17.2 | 1.26 | 29.4 | 3.24*** | 16.6 | 5.14*** | |
• Status inconsistency (18.7%d) | 12.6 | 1 | 8.6 | 1 | 15.1 | 1 | 13.8 | 1 | 5.1 | 1 |
20.1 | 1.93*** | 10.6 | 1.51* | 15.9 | 1.14 | 20.4 | 1.54** | 12.4 | 2.54*** | |
• Job insecurity (17.5%d) | 12.3 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 13.6 | 1 | 13.5 | 1 | 5.3 | 1 |
21.0 | 1.99*** | 9.7 | 1.23 | 22.8 | 1.97*** | 22.3 | 1.85*** | 11.9 | 2.46*** | |
• Work time changes at short notice (15.3%d) | 13.9 | 1 | 9.8 | 1 | 15.3 | 1 | 13.6 | 1 | 5.4 | 1 |
14.6 | 1.24 | 6.8 | 1.04 | 15.2 | 1.20 | 23.7 | 1.88*** | 12.1 | 2.28*** | |
• Poor work-life compatibility (15.2%d) | 12.8 | 1 | 8.7 | 1 | 14.5 | 1 | 12.2 | 1 | 4.1 | 1 |
20.9 | 2.05*** | 12.0 | 1.77** | 20.8 | 1.82*** | 31.4 | 3.43*** | 19.9 | 6.64*** |