Table 4. Association between job strain and high blood pressure stratified by sex.
| Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |
| Male (N = 1,760) | ||||
| Job strain (ref. low job stress and high job satisfaction) | ||||
| Low job stress and low job satisfaction | 0.82 (0.62, 1.09) | 0.82 (0.62, 1.09) | 0.78 (0.59, 1.04) | 0.73 (0.54, 0.98)* |
| High job stress and high job satisfaction | 0.54 (0.40, 0.74)* | 0.57 (0.42, 0.77)* | 0.54 (0.39, 0.74)* | 0.54 (0.39, 0.75)* |
| High job stress and low job satisfaction | 0.67 (0.53, 0.85)* | 0.72 (0.57, 0.91)* | 0.66 (0.52, 0.85)* | 0.60 (0.47, 0.78)* |
| Akaike information criterion | 2,346.29 | 2,336.52 | 2,337.57 | 2,217.17 |
| −2 Log likelihood | 2,338.29 | 2,316.52 | 2,301.57 | 2,171.17 |
| Max-rescaled R-squared | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.14 |
| Female (N = 2,034) | ||||
| Job strain (ref. low job stress and high job satisfaction) | ||||
| Low job stress and low job satisfaction | 1.06 (0.84, 1.35) | 1.05 (0.82, 1.35) | 1.00 (0.77, 1.29) | 0.99 (0.76, 1.29) |
| High job stress and high job satisfaction | 0.71 (0.53, 0.95)* | 0.75 (0.56, 1.01) | 0.77 (0.57, 1.04) | 0.77 (0.56, 1.05) |
| High job stress and low job satisfaction | 0.84 (0.68, 1.04) | 0.95 (0.76, 1.19) | 0.93 (0.73, 1.17) | 0.92 (0.72, 1.17) |
| Akaike information criterion | 2,794.77 | 2,689.02 | 2,666.47 | 2,552.19 |
| −2 Log likelihood | 2,786.77 | 2,669.02 | 2,630.47 | 2,506.19 |
| Max-rescaled R-squared | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.18 |
Model 1 unadjusted. Model 2 adjusted for age, race, and marital status. Model 3 adjusted for Model 2 plus education, labor force status, type of work, and net worth. Model 4 adjusted for Model 3 plus smoking status, alcohol use, and BMI
*
p<0.05