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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Affect Disord. 2010 Mar 12;125(1-3):241–248. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.02.112

Table 4.

Association of depressive and anxiety disorder characteristics with coronary heart disease

No CHD
N=1673
CHD
N=97

% or
mean (SD)
% or
mean (SD)
OR 95% CI p
Unadjusted Adjusteda
Type of depressive disorderb
   First onset major depressive disorder (vs. recurrent) 46.4 41.8 0.95 0.56–1.61 .85
   Atypical symptoms 20.8 24.2 1.53 0.83–2.83 .17
   Melancholic symptoms 11.9 16.7 1.08 0.53–2.18 .84
   Late onset (≥ 30 years old) 35.0 61.8 1.11 0.65–1.92 .70
Type of anxiety disorderc
   Generalized anxiety disorder 44.9 50.0 1.15 0.72–1.82 .56
   Social phobia 55.5 53.6 1.08 0.68–1.72 .74
   Panic disorder 55.1 53.6 1.13 0.71–1.80 .62
   Agoraphobia 16.0 25.0 1.21 0.70–2.10 .49
   Late onset (≥ 30 years old) 22.6 43.4 1.06 0.65–1.73 .83
Durationd
   Percent of time with symptoms in past 4 years 52.4 (35.6) 58.8 (35.3) 1.02 0.56–1.86 .95
Severityd
   Current depressive symptoms score (IDS) 28.5 (12.4) 32.2 (13.0) 1.32e 1.05–1.65 .02
   Current anxiety symptoms score (BAI) 16.5 (10.8) 20.0 (9.7) 1.36e 1.11–1.66 .003
Psychoactive medicationd
   Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor use 25.1 21.6 0.87 0.52–1.45 .60
   Tricyclic antidepressant use 3.8 7.2 1.56 0.68–3.57 .30
   Other antidepressant use 8.8 12.4 1.26 0.65–2.41 .49
   Benzodiazepine use 10.5 22.7 1.60 0.95–2.71 .08
a

Based on logistic regression analyses adjusted for age, sex, and education; each line represents a single analysis.

b

Within sub-sample of persons with a current (past year) depressive disorder: N=1266; first onset vs. recurrent: persons with dysthymia only (N=44) were excluded.

c

Within sub-sample of persons with a current (past year) anxiety disorder: N=1352.

d

Within sub-sample of persons with a current (past year) depressive and/or anxiety disorder: N=1770.

e

Per SD increase: IDS: SD=12.9; BAI: SD=10.7.