Table 2 Effect modifications by gender, age and occupation for the prospective associations between occupational factors and the incidence of poor SRH among the study sample of 15,971 employees

Job insecurity

0.019‡

Men

1.41

1.16

–

1.73

Women

1.03

0.87

–

1.23

Temporary employment

0.002‡

< 30

0.67

0.45

–

1.01

[30–40]

1.73

1.18

–

2.55

[40–50]

1.23

0.82

–

1.85

≥50

0.77

0.53

–

1.12

High changes at work

0.039‡

Managers - professionals

1.52

1.15

–

2.01

Associate professionals - technicians

1.07

0.87

–

1.33

Clerks - service workers

1.60

1.33

–

1.93

Blue-collar workers

1.26

0.98

–

1.61

Shift work

0.006‡

Managers - professionals

0.12

0.03

–

0.48

Associate professionals - technicians

1.07

0.75

–

1.54

Clerks - service workers

1.19

0.87

–

1.64

Blue-collar workers

0.79

0.60

–

1.04

Biomechanical exposure

0.017‡

Managers - professionals

1.05

0.75

–

1.46

Associate professionals - technicians

1.05

0.86

–

1.28

Clerks - service workers

1.50

1.23

–

1.83

Blue-collar workers

1.81

1.25

–

2.62

Toxic/dangerous products

0.018‡

Managers - professionals

0.95

0.64

–

1.42

Associate professionals - technicians

1.03

0.84

–

1.27

Clerks - service workers

1.40

1.13

–

1.72

Blue-collar workers

0.83

0.64

–

1.06