Table 3 Multivariate effects of post‐MI depression on health status at 12 months after MI controlled for age, sex, cardiac condition, pre‐MI depression, and corresponding health status at three months.

Outcomes at 12 months	df	Predictors
		Health status at 3 months	Age at MI	Female sex	History of MI	Killip class	LVEF	Pre‐MI depression	Post‐MI depression
Health related QoL
Physical functioning*	389	0.70 (0.63 to 0.78)	NS	NS	−6.32 (−11.55 to −1.10)	NS	NS	NS	−6.73 (−11.08 to −2.39)
Social functioning*	409	0.47 (0.38 to 0.55)	−0.17 (−0.33 to −0.01)	−5.30 (−9.81 to −0.80)	NS	NS	NS	NS	−10.36 (−15.18 to −5.53)
Role limitations‐physical*	402	0.44 (0.35 to 0.52)	NS	−12.26 (−20.88 to −3.63)	NS	NS	NS	NS	−15.46 (−24.56 to −6.36)
Role limitations‐emotional*	405	0.37 (0.29 to 0.46)	NS	NS	−11.71 (−21.51 to −1.90)	NS	NS	NS	−20.44 (−29.04 to −11..85)
General health*	389	0.57 (0.49 to 0.65)	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	−6.43 (−10.67 to −2.19)
Pain*	409	0.52 (0.43 to 0.60)	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	−5.74 (−9.84– −1.65)
Cardiac related complaints
Somatic complaints*	383	0.64 (0.57 to 0.71)	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	2.68 (1.36–4.00)
Palpitations†	309	9.34 (5.25 to 16.60)	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Angina†	309	7.75 (4.44 to 13.53)	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	3.04 (1.37 to 6.78)	NS
Dyspnoea†	390	5.51 (3.26 to 9.32)	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	2.27 (1.15–4.67)
Fatigue†	309	4.60 (2.64 to 8.00)	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	2.08 (1.07–4.05)
Disability
Complete disability†	375	3.52 (1.76 to 7.07)	NS	NS	NS	2.42 (1.05 to 5.60)	NS	NS	4.56 (2.25–9.27)
Partial disability†	374	3.63 (1.90 to 6.95)	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	3.86 (1.98–7.53)

*Unstandardised adjusted β weight (95% confidence interval (CI)) in multivariate linear regression analysis; †adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) in multivariate logistic regression analysis.

NS, not significant.