Table 3 Logistic regression analysis (odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals) of non-work and work variables with psychological distress (MHI-5 cut-off ≤52 points) in two profession groups. Variables were included in the model simultaneously

Sociodemographic factors

Gender

 Male

 Female

1.13 (0.42–2.99)

1

0.8097

1.21 (0.17–8.71)

1

0.8479

Age (years)

 under 45

 46–55

 56 or older

1

0.80 (0.27–2.38)

0.43 (0.15–1.27)

0.6873

0.1272

1

1.03 (0.15–7.12)

1.76 (0.25–12.25)

0.9733

0.5682

Marital status

 Married/cohabiting

 Divorced/separated/widowed

 Single

1

2.39 (0.71–7.98)

1.50 (0.42–5.42)

0.1558

0.5346

1

0.22 (0.01–4.79)

0.08 (0.01–1.32)

0.4282

0.0774

Health-related factors

Self-reported good health

0.29 (0.12–0.73)

0.0087

2.72 (0.30–24.50)

0.3723

At-risk drinking

0.57 (0.14–2.32))

0.4300

0.30 (0.02–5.35)

0.4160

Smoking

 Never

 Sometimes of daily

 Quit

1

0.68 (0.17–2.72)

0.63 (0.18–2.19)

0.5830

0.4638

1

0.60 (0.03–13.40)

0.70 (0.06–8.71)

0.7485

0.7817

Lonely quite often or all the time

8.10 (2.83–23.16)

< 0.0001

24.36 (2.78–213.72)

0.0040

Work-related factors

Part-time work

1.18 (0.21–6.65)

0.8504

11.28 (0.71–178.18)

0.0854

Fixed-term work

0.85 (0.25–2.83)

0.7859

1.05 (0.10–11.14)

0.9687

Work satisfaction

 Extremely/fairly satisfied

 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

 Fairly/extremely dissatisfied

0.22 (0.08–0.73)

0.67 (0.15–2.96)

1

0.0133

0.5973

0.06 (0.01–0.43)

0.15 (0.01–1.99)

1

0.0058

0.1090

Mental strain of work

 Low

 Moderate or high

1

1.37 (0.50–3.77)

0.5443

1

1.33 (0.28–6.40)

0.7217

Physical strain of work

 Low

 Moderate or high

1

0.83 (0.23–2.95)

0.7722

1

1.89 (0.36–9.82)

0.4483

 I feel I am neglecting home issues because of my work ³

1.21 (0.46–3.21)

0.6952

4.51 (0.55–37.28)

0.1621

 I often find it difficult to concentrate on my work because of domestic issues ³

0.51 (0.13–1.97)

0.3259

4.11 (0.34–50.17)

0.2686