Table 4

Logistic univariate relationship between mental health and personal, work organization, and psychosocial work environment variables among female cleaners in Norway in 1999


HSCL≥1.75

Risk factors
N
OR
95% CI


Age (p = 0.6)
340


≤30 (ref.)

1.0
-
31–39

0.9
0.4 – 2.5
40–49

1.1
0.5 – 2.6
50–59

1.6
0.7 – 4.0
60+

0.8
0.2 – 3.2




Work experience (years) (p = 0.8)
350


0–4 (ref.)

1.0

5–14

1.2
0.6 – 2.4
15+

1.1
0.5 – 2.3




Working time (p = 0.3)
354


Full time (ref.)

1.0

Part time

1.5
0.7 – 3.1




Family status (p = 0.2)
354


Single (ref.)

1.0

Not single (married/cohabitating)

0.7
0.4 – 1.3




Ethnicity (p < 0.01)
351


Ethnic Norwegian (ref.)

1.0

Not ethnic Norwegian

2.8
1.4 – 5.5




Psychosocial risk factors (from factor analysis):



Satisfaction with leadership (model p < 0.001)
354


Good (ref.)

1.0

Fair

2.6
1.2 – 5.8
Poor

3.8
1.8 – 8.1




Satisfaction with co-workers (model p = 0.01)
354


Good (ref.)

1.0

Fair

0.7
0.4 – 1.6
Poor

2.0
1.1 – 3.9




Satisfaction with time pressure/control (model p = 0.3)
354


Good (ref.)

1.0

Fair

0.8
0.4 – 1.6
Poor

1.3
0.6 – 2.6




Satisfaction with information/knowledge (model p = 0.01)
354


Good (ref.)

1.0

Fair

0.3
0.2 – 0.7
Poor

0.8
0.4 – 1.5




Work organisational risk factors:



Working alone/in a pair/in a team (model p = 0.3)
344


Working alone (ref.)

1.0

Working in a pair

0.8
0.3 – 1.8
Working in a team

0.4
0.1 – 1.4




Contact with colleagues at the workplace (model p = 0.02)
352


Every day (ref.)

1.0

Every week/min once a month

2.5
1.3 – 4.8
More seldom/never

1.9
1.0 – 3.7




Contact with manager at the workplace (model p = 0.6)
351


Every day (ref.)

1.0

Every week/min once a month

1.5
0.6 – 3.6
More seldom/never

1.6
0.6 – 4.1

Gamperiene et al. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2006 1:24   doi:10.1186/1745-6673-1-24

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