Table 6

Health related variables according to combinations of overcommitment and effort-reward ratio. Estimated mean and standard error (SE) of health-related variables according to combinations of Overcommitment (OC) and Effort-reward imbalance ratio (ERI ratio), controlled for gender, age, education, and occupation groups.

Relaxed employees
 Struggling employees
 Exaggerated employees
 Despaired employees

Low OC Low ERI
 Low OC High ERI
 High OC Low ERI
 High OC High ERI

N = 1524
 N = 55
 N = 136
 N = 40

Mean
 SE
 Mean
 SE
 Mean
 SE
 Mean
 SE
Self-rated poor health
 2.39ab
 0.06
 2.77a
 0.14
 2.76b
 0.09
 2.53
 0.16
Musculoskeletal complaints
 0.67abc
 0.04
 1.12a
 0.09
 0.95bd
 0.06
 1.32cd
 0.10
Mental problems
 1.30abc
 0.03
 1.75ad
 0.06
 1.72be
 0.04
 2.09cde
 0.07
Work-related burnout
 29.13abc
 0.93
 49.32ad
 2.23
 46.88be
 1.55
 60.35cde
 2.56

Note: Values with same letter are significantly different at the 0.01 level.

Lau Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2008 3:9   doi:10.1186/1745-6673-3-9

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