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. 2017 Sep 19;14(9):1085. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14091085

Table 6.

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors influencing emotional symptoms, stratified by work environment.

Variables Office (n = 145) Clean Room (n = 458)
Crude Multivariable 3 Crude Multivariable 3
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Age (years) 0.97 0.89–1.05 0.93 0.84–1.02 1.01 0.97–1.05 0.99 0.95–1.03
Women 1.60 0.70–3.67 1.13 0.46–2.81 1.39 0.94–2.05 1.49 0.97–2.30
Shift work 2.40 1.04–5.54 1 1.93 0.77–4.86 0.81 0.54–1.22 - -
Night work 0.99 0.28–3.56 - - 0.74 0.50–1.10 - -
Smoking 1.46 0.61–3.50 - - 1.27 0.86–1.89 - -
Alcohol 1.80 0.43–7.50 - - 1.53 0.76–3.08 - -
Regular exercise 0.79 0.34–1.83 - - 0.46 0.28–0.77 2 0.51 0.30–0.88 1
Working under high pressure 3.82 1.75–8.33 2 2.30 0.88–6.02 3.05 1.95–4.76 2 1.84 1.05–3.21 1
Working long hours 3.36 1.59–7.09 2 1.23 0.46–3.33 2.42 1.55–3.80 2 1.49 0.84–2.64
High workload 3.79 1.81–7.92 2 2.18 0.82–5.83 2.31 1.54–3.47 2 1.13 0.66–1.96
Imbalance between physical/mental job demands and workers’ abilities 2.27 1.12–4.60 1 1.52 0.68–3.40 1.73 1.15–2.59 2 1.03 0.65–1.63
Monotonous job 1.34 0.57–3.19 - - 1.40 0.93–2.09 - -
Presence of physical risks 0.67 0.31–1.46 - - 1.48 0.99–2.20 - -
Unclear understanding about job duties 0.42 0.05–3.89 - - 0.79 0.15–4.10 - -
Conflicting demands 1.50 0.73–3.09 - - 3.04 1.96–4.70 2 2.15 1.30–3.57 2
Socially isolation at work 1.42 0.36–5.54 - - 4.89 2.17–11.03 2 2.99 1.23–7.30 1

Note: OR = Odds Ratio; CI = Confidence Interval. 1: p < 0.05; 2: p < 0.01. 3: Multivariable model included: age and independence of risk factors in the univariate analysis.