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Table 4
Adjusted odds ratios for psychological well-being and work stress among military personnel

	adjusted odds ratio
	Life dissatisfaction	Negative self-perceived mental health	Major depression	Job dissatisfaction	High job strain	Alcohol dependence
Sex
Men (ref^*)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Women	1.10	1.44^*	1.70^*	0.99	1.24^*	0.40^*
Rank
Officers (ref^*)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Non-commissioned	1.50^*	1.62^*	1.65^*	1.16	1.14	1.58^*
Total forces
Regular	1.48^*	1.89^*	2.05^*	1.60^*	1.44^*	1.03
Reserve (ref^*)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Number of deployments in career
None (ref^*)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
1 to 2	0.75^*	0.82	0.94	1.10	0.98	1.25
3 or more	0.97	1.12	1.10	0.92	0.92	0.87
Months away from home in past two years
Less than 6 (ref^*)	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
6 to 12	0.94	0.99	0.90	0.99	1.11	1.21
More than 12	1.26^*	1.09	1.09	1.26	1.56^*	1.71^*
* significantly different from reference group (ref) at 0.05 or less Note: Adjusted for age, marital status, personal income, education and years served. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey Cycle 1.2, 2002.