Table 4 Risk of having the metabolic syndrome by relative index of inequality of employment grade. Multivariate multiple imputation logistic regression models: non-retired men and women in the Whitehall II cohort at phase 5

Odds ratio (95% CI) P for linear trend Reduction in log odds from model I Age+sex (model I) 2.33 (1.38 to 3.93) <0.01 Age+sex+work stress 2.13 (1.22 to 3.71) 0.01 10.5% Age+sex+health behaviours 2.04 (1.05 to 3.95) 0.04 15.6% Age+sex+work stress+behaviours 1.86 (0.96 to 3.61) 0.07 26.4%