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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Feb 4.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Med. 2007 Apr 4;37(8):1119–1129. doi: 10.1017/S0033291707000414

Table 4B.

Psychological job demands and major depressive disorder (MDD) or generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) at age 32 in men of the Dunedin study (multivariate Risk Ratios, 95% Confidence Intervals).

Model 0 n=485 Model 1 n=485 Model 2 n=485 Model 3 n=481 Model 4 n=481 Model 5 n=477
Psychological job demands:
Lowest tertile		 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Middle tertile 1.35(0.74–2.43) 1.24(0.69–2.24) 1.24(0.68–2.22) 1.22(0.72–2.08) 1.21(0.68–2.15) 1.22(0.72–2.00)
 Highest tertile 2.28(1.31–3.97) 2.00(1.13–3.56) 2.00(1.13–3.55) 1.84(1.09–3.11) 1.94(1.11–3.42) 1.80(1.06–3.06)
SES:
4 (highest)		 - - 1.0 - - 1.0
 3 - - 0.84(0.48–1.46) - - 1.00(0.56–1.77)
 2 - - 0.98(0.55–1.77) - - 1.04(0.60–1.80)
 1 (lowest - - 0.99(0.55–1.75) - - 0.92(0.51–1.66)
Neuroticism score (per sd): - - - 1.98(1.66–2.36) - 1.97(1.64–2.36)
Intemalizing disorders ages 11–18: no - - - - 1.0 1.0
 yes - - - - 1.57(1.07–2.32) 1.21 (0.83–1.43)
Externalizing disorders ages 11–18:
no		 - - - - 1.0 1.0
 yes - - - - 1.12(0.76–1.66) 0.97(0.66–1.43)
Work decision latitude:
Highest tertile		 - 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Middle tertile - 1.08(0.65–1.79) 1.07(0.64–2.43) 0.67(0.39–1.15) 1.04(0.62–1.72) 0.69(0.39–1.20)
 Lowest tertile - 1.55(0.97–2.50) 1.52(0.94–2.45) 1.84(1.09–3.11) 1.52(0.94–2.45) 1.38(0.88–2.15)
Work social support:
Highest tertile		 - 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Middle tertile - 1.39(0.79–2.43) 1.39(0.79–2.43) 1.35(0.78–2.31) 1.48(0.85–2.57) 1.38(0.80–2.37)
 Lowest tertile - 1.92(1.11–3.33) 1.91 (1.10–3.32) 2.13(1.27–3.58) 1.93(1.12–3.33) 2.10(1.25–3.53)
Physical work demands:
Lowest tertile		 - 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Middle tertile - 0.95(0.57–1.61) 0.97(0.55–1.70) 0.89(0.53–1.48) 0.93(0.55–1.56) 0.91 (0.52–1.58)
 Highest tertile - 1.33(0.83–2.15) 1.36(0.78–2.39) 1.22(0.77–1.95) 1.27(0.78–2.09) 1.22(0.71–2.09)