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. 2014 Sep 30;9(9):e108987. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108987

Table 5. The association of psychosocial exposures measured at individual (ind) level and at group level (job exposure matrix (JEM)) with one-month prevalence of depression and low back pain among men and women.

High demands Low control Monotonous work Low social support High strain job
Prevalence (95% CI) OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Men
Depressive symptoms
H2000 (ind)1 13.9 (12.3–15.5) 1.98 1.51–2.59 1.52 1.16–2.01 1.45 1.07–1.95 2.07 1.59–2.74 3.07 2.05–4.62
FWH (JEM)2 10.6 (9.8–11.5) 1.15 0.96–1.37 1.19 0.98–1.43 0.95 0.75–1.21 1.11 0.93–1.31 1.34 1.04–1.72
FWH (JEM)3 2.08 1.74–2.48 1.33 1.12–1.59 0.81 0.67–0.99 1.54 1.30–1.72 1.70 1.34–2.15
Low back pain
H2000 (ind)1 26.8 (25.0–28.7) 1.19 0.99–1.44 1.13 0.93–1.37 1.01 0.81–1.26 1.16 0.96–1.41 1.37 1.04–1.80
FWH (JEM)2 29.8 (28.6–31.0) 1.04 0.92–1.18 1.06 0.94–1.21 1.22 1.05–1.42 1.06 0.94–1.19 1.10 0.92–1.30
FWH (JEM)3 1.20 1.07–1.34 1.73 1.54–1.95 2.38 2.10–2.69 1.50 1.33–1.68 1.77 1.51–2.09
Women
Depressive symptoms
H2000 (ind)1 18.7 (17.0–20.5) 1.55 1.22–1.95 1.49 1.17–1.90 1.29 1.00–1.67 2.75 2.16–3.50 2.38 1.68–3.37
FWH (JEM)2 15.9 (14.9–16.9) 0.99 0.85–1.15 1.07 0.91–1.28 1.01 0.84–1.22 0.97 0.83–1.13 1.09 0.87–1.37
FWH (JEM)3 0.88 0.76–1.01 1.33 1.15–1.54 1.24 1.05–1.45 0.79 0.69–0.92 1.20 0.96–1.50
Low back pain
H2000 (ind)1 29.7 (27.8–31.6) 1.29 1.08–1.55 1.27 1.05–1.54 1.16 0.95–1.43 1.28 1.07–1.54 1.68 1.28–2.20
FWH (JEM)2 31.4 (30.2–32.) 1.00 0.89–1.13 1.12 0.99–1.27 1.19 1.03–1.38 1.00 0.89–1.12 1.14 0.95–1.38
FWH (JEM)3 0.92 0.82–1.03 1.76 1.56–1.97 2.38 2.10–2.71 0.83 0.74–0.94 1.52 1.27–1.81

Odds ratios (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals (95% CI).

H2000 – the Health 2000 Study; FWH- the Finnish Work and Health Surveys;

1

ORs calculated based on self-reports and adjusted for age and education.

2

ORs calculated based on JEM and adjusted for age, education and year of survey.

3

ORs calculated based on JEM adjusted for exposure misclassification bias.