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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Scand J Work Environ Health. 2017 Jan 4;43(2):136–145. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.3618

Table 3. Associations between sleep disturbance and feelings about work and its demands, with estimated population attributable fractions.

Risk factor Severe difficulty falling asleep Severe difficulty staying asleep Severe problem waking early Feeling unrefreshed Insomnia
OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI PAF% 95%CI
Choice at work
   Often/sometimes 1 1 1 1 1
   Rarely/never 2.1 1.6-2.9 1.6 1.3-2.0 1.5 1.2-1.8 1.6 1.3-1.9 1.5 1.3-1.8 7.0 3.4-1.05
Support from colleagues
   Often/sometimes 1 1 1 1 1
   Rarely/never 2.3 1.6-3.3 2.1 1.7-2.8 1.8 1.4-2.4 1.9 1.5-2.5 1.9 1.5-2.3 6.9 3.9-9.8
Paid by output
   No 1 1 1 1 1
   Yes 1.1 0.7-1.5 1 0.8-1.3 0.9 0.7-1.2 0.9 0.7-1.1 1 0.8-1.2 -0.5 -3.3-2.1
Overall job satisfaction
   Satisfied 1 1 1 1 1
   Dissatisfied 4.5 3.2-6.4 3.9 3.0-5.1 3.6 2.8-4.6 4.4 3.5-5.6 3.9 3.1-4.9 9.9 7.3-12.3
Feeling of achievement
   Often/sometimes 1 1 1 1 1
   Rarely/never 3.2 2.2-4.6 2.7 2.1-3.6 2.6 2.0-3.4 2.9 2.2-3.7 2.9 2.3-3.6 7.7 5.2-10.0
Feeling of appreciation
   Often/sometimes 1 1 1 1 1
   Rarely/never 3.4 2.5-4.7 2.4 1.8-3.0 2.7 2.1-3.3 2.6 2.1-3.3 2.5 2.1-3.1 9.2 6.4-11.9
Job security
   Secure 1 1 1 1 1
   Insecure 1.5 1.1-2.0 1.6 1.3-1.9 1.5 1.2-1.8 1.7 1.5-2.1 1.6 1.4-1.9 18.4 12.2-24.2
Difficult colleagues
   No 1 1 1 1 1
   Yes 2.2 1.7-2.8 1.7 1.4-2.1 1.8 1.5-2.2 2.2 1.8-2.6 1.9 1.6-2.1 17.3 12.4-21.9
Friendship at work
   Yes 1 1 1 1 1
   No 1.5 1.1-2.0 1.5 1.3-1.8 1.3 1.1-1.6 1.5 1.2-1.7 1.4 1.2-1.7 15.1 8.1-21.5
Being criticised unfairly at work
   Sometimes/rarely/never 1 1 1 1 1
   Often 4.1 2.4-7.0 3.9 2.6-5.9 4.1 2.8-6.1 5.2 3.6-7.7 4.2 3.0-6.1 3.8 2.3-5.4
Coping with physical demands
   Easily 1 1 1 1 1
   At least some difficulty 4.3 3.3-5.7 3.2 2.7-3.9 3.1 2.6-3.7 3.8 3.2-4.6 3.6 3.1-4.1 33.4 28.8-37.8
Coping with mental demands
   Easily 1 1 1 1 1
   At least some difficulty 3.1 2.4-4.1 2.9 2.4-3.5 3.0 2.5-3.6 3.5 3.0-4.2 3.2 2.8-3.8 33.3 28.4-37.8

Odds ratios (OR) were adjusted for age and sex; CI – confidence intervals; PAF – population attributable fraction