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Table 5 Logistic multivariate regression analyses of mental health according to age, working time, ethnicity, work organization, and psychosocial work environment variables among female cleaners in Norway in 1999 (N = 351)

From: The impact of psychosocial and organizational working conditions on the mental health of female cleaning personnel in Norway

 

HSCL≥1.75

Risk factors

OR

95% CI

Age

  

≤30 (ref.)

1.0

 

31–39

1.2

0.4 – 3.4

40–49

2.0

0.8 – 5.3

50–59

3.2

1.2 – 8.5

60+

2.1

0.5 – 9.4

Ethnicity

  

Ethnic Norwegian (ref.)

1.0

 

Not ethnic Norwegian

3.0

1.4 – 6.4

Psychosocial risk factors (from factor analysis):

  

Satisfaction with leadership

  

Good (ref.)

1.0

 

Fair

2.2

1.8 – 6.2

Poor

3.6

1.2 – 10.6

Satisfaction with co-workers

  

Good (ref.)

1.0

 

Fair

1.6

0.6 – 4.1

Poor

2.3

1.1 – 4.8

Satisfaction with information/knowledge

  

Good (ref.)

1.0

 

Fair

0.7

0.3 – 1.7

Poor

0.8

0.4 – 1.6

Work organisational risk factors:

  

Contact with colleagues at the workplace

  

Every day (ref.)

1.0

 

Every week/min once a month

2.4

1.2 – 5.1

More seldom/never

2.0

0.9 – 4.1