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Table 3 Interaction between working conditions and sex/gender with regard to depressive symptoms

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

 

Sex

Gender

 

Main effect working condition

B (95%CI)a

Main effect

sex

B (95%CI)a

Interaction working condition*sex

Main effect working condition

B (95%CI)a

Main effect

gender

B (95%CI)a

Interaction working condition*gender

Physical demands

0.71 (-1.18;2.60)

2.59 (0.66;4.52)**

-1.89 (-4.72;0.94)

0.17 (-1.72;2.07)

2.73 (0.67;4.80)*

-1.54 (-4.45;1.37)

Psychosocial demands

0.57 (-1.30;2.44)

2.75 (0.88;4.62)**

-2.41 (-5.23;0.41)

0.17 (-1.66;2.01)

2.53 (0.64;4.42)**

-1.57 (-4.42;1.27)

Cognitive demands

0.22 (-1.71;2.14)

1.85 (0.09;3.61)*

-0.43 (-3.37;2.52)

1.16 (-0.66;2.99)

2.62 (0.88;4.37)**

-2.23 (-5.38;0.92)

Autonomy

-1.68 (-3.54;0.19)

1.51 (-0.30;3.32)

0.06 (-2.81;2.93)

-1.87 (-3.68;-0.05)*

1.33 (-0.48;3.14)

0.76 (-2.17;3.69)

Variation in tasks

-2.74 (-4.67;-0.81)**

1.10 (-0.67;2.86)

1.13 (-1.78;4.05)

-2.08 (-3.94;-0.22)*

1.71 (-0.04;3.47)

-0.11 (-3.08;2.85)

Social support

-0.58 (-2.48;1.33)

2.31 (0.55;4.07)*

-1.78 (-4.67;1.11)

-1.27 (-3.14;0.60)

1.84 (0.07;3.62)*

-0.15 (-3.07;2.78)

  1. men/masculine and low exposure to working conditions are the reference groups
  2. aB adjusted for age
  3. *p < 0.05
  4. **p < 0.01