Table 5.

Hierarchical multiple linear regression analysis for predictors of Seattle Angina Questionnaire Disease Perception Score (n=132)

	Beta	% Change in R	Total R	F
Block 1		14.1%**
Age	0.29***
Sex	0.05
Hollingshead Score	−0.05
Co-morbidity Index	−0.08
Block 2		15.8***
Chest pain frequency	−0.28**
Block 3		08.8***
Fatigue	−0.27**
Dyspnea	−0.12
			38.7%	11.2***
			Adjusted R2 35.3%

Note: Beta weights presented are those obtained at entry of the final block.

^*p < .05

^**p < .01

^***p < .001. Stepwise entry demonstrated that none of the symptom interaction terms significantly increased R² and thus did not enter the regression analysis.