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. 2023 Jul 5;66(1):e54. doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.2425

Table 2.

Associations of anxiety disorder and depression with cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, stroke/TIA, and heart failure

Cardiovascular disease Myocardial infarction Stroke/TIA Heart failure
HR [95% CI] HR [95% CI] HR [95% CI] HR [95% CI]
Model 1 (n = 431,973)
 Depression 1.92 1.59 1.73 2.34
[1.68, 2.20] [1.29, 1.97] [1.44, 2.09] [1.98, 2.78]
 Anxiety disorder 1.76 1.59 1.72 1.62
[1.43, 2.18] [1.16, 2.18] [1.31, 2.28] [1.20, 2.18]
Model 2 (n = 429,091)
 Depression 2.16 1.79 1.96 2.69
[1.88, 2.48] [1.45, 2.22] [1.62, 2.36] [2.27, 3.19]
 Anxiety disorder 2.00 1.81 1.91 1.80
[1.62, 2.47] [1.32, 2.48] [1.44, 2.52] [1.34, 2.44]
Model 3 (n = 302,373)
 Depression 1.83 1.17 1.97 2.16
[1.54, 2.18] [0.87, 1.58] [1.57, 2.46] [1.74, 2.70]
 Anxiety disorder 1.61 1.38 1.56 1.47
[1.21, 2.15] [0.89, 2.15] [1.06, 2.29] [0.97, 2.24]

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio; n, number; TIA, transient ischemic attack.

Note: Model 1: no adjustment. Model 2: adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, and deprivation level. Model 3: adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, deprivation level, alcohol intake, smoking status, sleep duration, television viewing, physical activity, and body mass index.