Table 4.

Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals for the association between job insecurity and work-related health problems in permanent workers

	Crude OR			Adjusted OR*
	Job insecurity			Job insecurity
	Low	Moderate	High	Low	Moderate	High
	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
All health problems	reference	1.62 (1.21-2.15)	1.84 (1.34-2.54)	reference	1.57 (1.16-2.12)	1.81 (1.29-2.55)
Physical health problems	reference	1.70 (1.28-2.27)	1.83 (1.32-2.54)	reference	1.65 (1.22-2.23)	1.80 (1.28-2.55)
Backache	reference	2.21 (1.61-3.02)	1.93 (1.33-2.81)	reference	2.08 (1.49-2.90)	1.78 (1.20-2.64)
Headache	reference	2.23 (1.59-3.14)	1.92 (1.28-2.89)	reference	2.19 (1.53-3.13)	1.91 (1.25-2.93)
Abdominal pain	reference	2.65 (1.78-3.95)	3.32 (2.18-5.06)	reference	2.52 (1.66-3.81)	3.27 (2.09-5.12)
Muscular pain	reference	1.98 (1.45-2.69)	1.83 (1.27-2.62)	reference	1.86 (1.35-2.58)	1.68 (1.14-2.46)
Fatigue	reference	2.17 (1.61-2.94)	1.78 (1.23-2.56)	reference	2.12 (1.54-2.92)	1.75 (1.19-2.57)
Psychological health problems	reference	1.88 (1.40-2.23)	1.65 (1.17-2.34)	reference	1.90 (1.39-2.58)	1.69 (1.17-2.44)
Stress	reference	1.94 (1.45-2.61)	1.61 (1.13-2.29)	reference	1.97 (1.44-2.68)	1.65 (1.14-2.40)
Sleeping problems	reference	2.88 (1.89-4.37)	2.29 (1.36-3.84)	reference	3.04 (1.95-4.74)	2.31 (1.33-4.02)
Anxiety	reference	3.13 (1.99-4.91)	2.58 (1.49-4.47)	reference	2.91 (1.82-4.65)	2.33 (1.31-4.13)
Depression	reference	3.89 (2.45-6.20)	2.41 (1.28-4.54)	reference	3.82 (2.34-6.23)	2.26 (1.16-4.39)

*Adjusted for gender, age, education, income, occupation, smoking, drinking, physical & chemical hazards, ergonomic risk factor, working hours, and work schedule.