Table 2.

Adjusted* incidence rate ratios of depressive and anxiety disorders according to exposure to psychosocial risk factors at work. Men

Prevalence %	Depressive disorders				Anxiety disorders
Psychosocial risk factor	Controls	Cases	IRR adj.	CI 95%	Controls l	Cases	IRR adj.	CI 95%
Job control
low <= 56	1962	505	1.05	0.90–1.21	3670	1033	1.40	1.24–1.58
56 < medium <= 65.5	2072	483	0.98	0.84–1.13	3969	917	1.13	1.00–1.27
65.5 < medium-high <= 72.8	2275	496	0.93	0.80–1.07	3718	751	1.11	0.99–1.26
high > 72.8 (ref)	2455	557	1		3660	673	1
Job demands
high > 75	2329	507	0.88	0.76–1.02	3706	717	0.79	0.70–0.89
38.4 < medium-high <= 75	2379	511	0.86	0.74–0.99	4064	795	0.81	0.72–0.90
35.8 < medium <= 38.4	1881	445	0.92	0.79–1.06	3323	790	0.93	0.84–1.04
low <= 35.8 (ref)	2175	578	1		3924	1072	1
Job Strain
yes > 20	1381	341	1.01	0.88–1.17	2546	682	1.13	1.02–1.25
No <= 20	7383	1700	1		12471	2692	1
Emotional demands
high > 28.6	2350	604	1.12	0.96–1.30	3649	883	1.12	1.00–1.26
18.6 < medium-high <= 28.6	2129	413	0.93	0.80–1.09	3438	724	0.95	0.84–1.07
13.8 < medium <= 18.6	2217	515	1.02	0.89–1.18	3960	844	0.91	0.82–1.02
low <= 13.8 (ref)	2068	491	1		3970	923	1
Working with people
high > 63.5	2174	569	0.97	0.84–1.12	3595	933	1.10	098–1.23
40 < medium-high < 63.5	2374	488	0.85	0.73–0.98	3817	774	0.90	0.80–1.02
22 < medium <= 40	2163	441	0.79	0.68–0.92	3751	767	0.91	0.81–1.02
low <= 22 (ref)	2053	543	1		3854	900	1

* IRRs are adjusted for marital status (single yes/no), having children (yes/no), level of education (up to vocational/higher), income level (low/high), total level of unemployment (less than 2 years/over 2 years) residence (town/province) and nationality (Danish/not Danish) Bold types indicate significant IRRs