Table 3 Associations between relational justice at Phase 1 and GHQ caseness by Phase 3 (GHQ cases at Phase 2 or Phase 3).

	n (cases)	Covariates at Phase 1
		Unadjusted	Age, grade, physical illness†	Age, grade, physical illness, and job demands	Age, grade, physical illness, and job control	Age, grade, physical illness, and social support	Age, grade, physical illness, and effort–reward imbalance	All
Women*	1465 (496)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Relational justice
High	498 (145)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Intermediate	397 (118)	1.03 (0.77 to 1.38)	0.97 (0.72 to 1.30)	0.97 (0.73 to 1.31)	0.95 (0.71 to 1.28)	0.94 (0.69 to 1.29)	0.98 (0.73 to 1.32)	0.94 (0.68 to 1.28)
Low	570 (233)	1.68 (1.30 to 2.17)	1.64 (1.27 to 2.13)	1.62 (1.24 to 2.10)	1.58 (1.21 to 2.05)	1.45 (1.03 to 2.06)	1.64 (1.24 to 2.16)	1.40 (0.98 to 2.00)
Test for linear trend		p < 0.0001	p < 0.001	p < 0.001	p < 0.001	p = 0.007	p < 0.001	p = 0.03
Men*	3644 (1012)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Relational justice
High	1114 (265)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Intermediate	1228 (333)	1.19 (0.99 to 1.44)	1.17 (0.97 to 1.41)	1.15 (0.95 to 1.39)	1.15 (0.95 to 1.39)	1.20 (0.98 to 1.47)	1.10 (0.91 to 1.34)	1.14 (0.93 to 1.40)
Low	1302 (414)	1.49 (1.25 to 1.79)	1.52 (1.27 to 1.82)	1.46 (1.22 to 1.76)	1.47 (1.22 to 1.77)	1.59 (1.24 to 2.03)	1.32 (1.09 to 1.60)	1.43 (1.11 to 1.84)
Test for linear trend		p < 0.0001	p < 0.001	p < 0.001	p < 0.001	p < 0.001	p < 0.001	p < 0.001

*Excludes GHQ cases at baseline and participants with missing data in any of the predictors.

†Diabetes, diagnosed heart trouble, hypertension, ECG abnormalities, and/or respiratory illness.