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Table 2 Association between the separate gender items and sex

From: Sex and gender differences in depressive symptoms in older workers: the role of working conditions

 

OR (95%CI)

Income (quartiles)

Q1 (€510–1900)

R

Q2 (€1900–2399)

0.75 (0.40;1.42)

Q3 (€2400–2999)

0.56 (0.30;1.05)

Q4 (≥ €3000)

0.34 (0.17;0.67)**

Educational level

Low

R

Intermediate

1.29 (0.72;2.34)

High

0.88 (0.52;1.51)

Informal care

None

R

 < 8 h per week

2.62 (1.39;4.95)**

 ≥ 8 h per week

4.54 (1.55;13.26)**

Time spent on household chores (quartiles)

Q1 (0–24 min per day)

R

Q2 (24–60 min per day)

4.07 (1.69;9.79)**

Q3 (60–120 min per day)

16.07 (6.77;38.18)**

Q4 (≥ 120 min per day)

25.45 (10.51;61.60)**

Working hours (quartiles)

Q1 (1–20 h per week)

R

Q2 (20–35 h per week)

0.50 (0.25;0.90)*

Q3 (35–41 h per week)

0.09 (0.04;0.17)**

Q4 (≥ 41 h per week)

0.06 (0.02;0.17)**

Occupation segregation (% female workers)

 ≤ 25%

R

26–50%

2.07 (0.88;4.90)

51–75%

12.05 (5.85;24.85)**

 ≥ 76%

19.91 (6.87;57.73)**

  1. *p < 0.05
  2. **p < 0.01