Table 4 Effect modification of the combined exposure to paid and unpaid work with regard to a high level of stress, conflict, control and symptoms, presented as age‐adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals.

Total workload (h/week)	Stress in paid work		Conflict between demands		Control over household work		High level of symptoms
	n	OR (95% CI)	n	OR (95% CI)	n	OR (95% CI)	n	OR (95% CI)
Women
Paid work <45, unpaid <35	271	1	213	1	271	1	272	1
Paid work >45, unpaid <35	86	1.87 (1.13 to 3.08)	62	0.50 (0.27 to 1.07)	87	0.75 (0.39 to 1.44)	89	1.06 (0.66 to 1.86)
Paid work <45, unpaid >35	121	0.99 (0.61 to 1.63)	107	2.05 (1.24 to 0.3.38)	122	0.57 (0.32 to 1.03)	121	1.26 (0.77 to 2.07)
Paid work >45, unpaid >35	29	2.43 (1.12 to 5.30)	25	0.82 (0.36 to 2.26)	28	0.72 (0.26 to 2.01)	27	1.57 (0.68 to 3.61)
Men
Paid work <45, unpaid <35	218	1	186	1	213	1	208	1
Paid work >45, unpaid <35	138	2.07 (1.23 to 3.48)	111	0.61 (0.31 to 1.20)	138	0.96 (0.61 to 1.51)	138	1.67 (0.92 to 3.00)
Paid work <45, unpaid >35	42	0.46 (0.13 to 1.60)	38	2.17 (0.99 to 4.71)	42	1.55 (0.71 to 3.37)	42	0.84 (0.27 to 2.60)
Paid work >45, unpaid >35	23	5.65 (2.25 to 14.19)	22	1.43 (0.65 to 4.47)	22	0.58 (0.24 to 1.43)	22	1.81 (0.56 to 5.90)