Table 4

Associations between lack of conversable sense, trust and helpfulness at the workplace level and systolic blood pressure

Model 1†Model 2‡Model 3§
Measures of social capital at the workplace level*Coefficientp valueCoefficientp valueCoefficientp value
Total sexes
 A lack of conversable sense with supervisor−0.020.765−0.020.795−0.020.760
 A lack of trust in supervisor0.070.2470.080.1610.070.195
 A lack of helpfulness from supervisor0.100.1110.110.0400.110.048
 A lack of conversable sense with coworker0.300.1460.270.1520.270.157
 A lack of trust in coworker0.260.0470.230.0460.220.061
 A lack of helpfulness from coworker0.270.0030.240.0030.240.004
Men
 A lack of trust in coworker−0.010.959−0.030.810−0.040.775
 A lack of helpfulness from coworker0.060.6010.020.8730.030.807
Non-habitual drinker
 A lack of trust in coworker0.490.0690.410.1170.420.102
 A lack of helpfulness from coworker0.340.0960.320.1030.350.064
 Habitual drinker
 A lack of trust in coworker−0.100.531−0.070.639−0.090.545
 A lack of helpfulness from coworker0.000.977−0.010.951−0.030.790
Women
 A lack of trust in coworker0.690.0010.630.0010.610.002
 A lack of helpfulness from coworker0.450.0010.440.0010.430.001
  • *Proportions of a lack of conversable sense, trust and helpfulness with supervisors and those with coworkers at each workplace were used as a measure of social capital at the workplace level.

  • †Model 1 adjusted for sex (if applicable) and age.

  • ‡Model 2, like model 1, additionally adjusted for employment status, shift work, hours of overtime work, body mass index, walking, exercise, number of cigarettes per day and alcohol drinking.

  • §Model 3, like model 2, additionally adjusted for quantitative workload, qualitative job overload, physical demand, job control and interpersonal conflict.