The association between work related psychosocial factors and psychological distress and pain across four anatomical sites at year 1 of follow up
| Exposure* | Generalised estimating equations | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Total | OR† | 95% CI |
| *At time of recruitment and/or at one year follow up; †odds ratios adjusted for age, sex, and effect of region of pain. | |||
| Monotonous work | |||
| Neither year | 615 | 1.0 | |
| Either or both years | 192 | 1.7 | 1.3 to 2.2 |
| Stressful work | |||
| Neither year | 552 | 1.0 | |
| Either or both years | 263 | 1.7 | 1.3 to 2.2 |
| Hectic work | |||
| Neither year | 426 | 1.0 | |
| Either or both years | 389 | 1.6 | 1.3 to 2.1 |
| Seldom learn new things | |||
| Neither year | 732 | 1.0 | |
| Either or both years | 84 | 1.4 | 0.95 to 2.1 |
| Dissatisfied with job | |||
| Neither year | 745 | 1.0 | |
| Either or both years | 62 | 1.5 | 0.98 to 2.2 |
| Dissatisfied with support from colleagues | |||
| Neither year | 768 | 1.0 | |
| Either or both years | 43 | 1.7 | 1.04 to 2.8 |
| GHQ score >0 | |||
| Neither year | 302 | 1.0 | |
| Either or both years | 517 | 2.1 | 1.6 to 2.7 |