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Table 1 Adjusted* incidence rate ratios of depressive and anxiety disorders according to exposure to psychosocial risk factors at work. Women

From: Psychosocial working conditions and the risk of depression and anxiety disorders in the Danish workforce

Prevalence %

Depressive disorders

Anxiety disorders

Psychosocial risk factor

Controls

Cases

IRR adj.

CI 95%

Controls

Cases

IRR adj.

CI 95%

Job control

        

low <= 54

2640

699

0.95

0.83–1.10

5419

1518

1.01

0.91–1.11

54 < medium <= 62.5

3176

733

0.93

0.82–1.07

5983

1410

0.89

0.81–0.98

62.5 < medium-high <= 67

2866

833

1.15

1.02–1.30

5708

1489

0.99

0.90–1.09

high > 67 (ref)

3004

742

1

 

5483

1327

1

 

Job demands

        

high > 39.3

3076

664

0.89

0.78–1.02

5867

1226

0.84

0.77–0.93

39.3 >= medium-high > 34.3

2953

660

0.87

0.77–0.99

5713

1339

0.86

0.79–0.95

34.3 >= medium > 31

2915

924

1.20

1.07–1.35

5613

1674

1.09

1.00–1.19

low <= 31 (ref)

2742

759

1

 

5400

1505

1

 

Job Strain

        

Yes > 20

2677

726

1.01

0.92–1.12

5009

1367

1.04

0.97–1.12

No <= 20

9009

2281

1

 

17584

4377

1

 

Emotional demands

        

high > 47.3

2980

904

1.39

1.22–1.58

5440

1374

1.07

0.97–1.18

47.3 >= medium-high > 29.6

2820

740

1.13

0.99–1.28

5449

1449

1.03

0.94–1.12

29.6 >= medium > 21.5

3010

630

0.94

0.83–1.07

5925

1380

0.88

0.80–0.96

low <= 21.5 (ref)

2876

733

1

 

5779

1541

1

 

Working with people

        

high > 73.4

3113

871

1.15

1.01–1.30

5885

1426

1.03

0.94–1.13

61.8 < medium-high <= 73.4

2557

695

1.13

0.99–1.28

4937

1358

1.07

0.98–1.17

38.2 < medium <= 61.8

3357

768

0.99

0.88–1.12

6417

1615

1.01

0.93–1.10

low <= 38.2 (ref)

2659

673

1

 

5354

1345

1

 
  1. * IRRs are adjusted for marital status (single yes/no), having children (yes/no), level of education (up to vocational/higher), income level (low/high), total level of unemployment (less than 2 years/over 2 years) residence (town/province) and nationality (Danish/not Danish) Bold types indicate significant IRRs