Table 2

Workplace bullying at baseline and subsequent psychotropic medication (HR, and their 95% Confidence Intervals, 95% CI from Cox regression models)

Workplace bullyingModel 1Model 2Model 3Model 4Model 5Model 6
HR95% CIHR95% CIHR95% CIHR95% CIHR95% CIHR95% CI
Women (n=4681)
 No1.001.001.001.001.001.00
 Yes, currently1.72(1.34 to 2.19)1.51(1.18 to 1.93)1.49(1.16 to 1.90)1.50(1.17 to 1.92)1.51(1.18 to 1.93)1.48(1.16 to 1.89)
 Earlier, in this or another workplace1.56(1.35 to 1.80)1.31(1.13 to 1.51)1.29(1.11 to 1.49)1.31(1.13 to 1.52)1.30(1.13 to 1.51)1.29(1.11 to 1.50)
 I do not know1.30(1.07 to 1.57)1.23(1.02 to 1.49)1.21(1.00 to 1.47)1.23(1.01 to 1.49)1.23(1.02 to 1.49)1.21(0.99 to 1.46)
Men (n=1315)
 No1.001.001.001.001.001.00
 Yes, currently2.75(1.75 to 4.33)2.15(1.36 to 3.41)1.94(1.20 to 3.13)2.21(1.40 to 3.49)2.18(1.38 to 3.43)1.93(1.20 to 3.10)
 Earlier, in this or another workplace2.37(1.69 to 3.33)1.94(1.38 to 2.74)1.85(1.30 to 2.62)1.94(1.38 to 2.73)1.82(1.29 to 2.58)1.71(1.21 to 2.44)
 I do not know1.52(1.00 to 2.30)1.26(0.83 to 1.92)1.25(0.82 to 1.91)1.29(0.85 to 1.97)1.23(0.81 to 1.86)1.23(0.81 to 1.87)
  • Model 1, age adjusted for; Model 2, age and previous psychotropic medication adjusted for; Model 3, age, previous psychotropic medication and childhood bullying adjusted for; Model 4, age, previous psychotropic medication and occupational class adjusted for; Model 5, age, previous psychotropic medication and body mass index adjusted for; and Model 6, all variables in Models 1–5 adjusted for (full model).