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. 2012 Jun 22;1(3):e001107. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.112.001107

Table 3.

Crude Risk of AF in Follow-Up and Age-Stratified HRs for AF According to Specific Items on MHI-5 (N=30 746)

Item No. Women (%) Percentage With AF in Follow-Up Age-Stratified HR (95% CI)
How often have you felt happy?

 None/little of the time 1197 (3.9) 3.3 Referent

 Some/a good bit of the time 7148 (23.3) 2.2 0.69 (0.49–0.99)

 Most/all of the time 22 401 (72.9) 2.6 0.68 (0.49–0.94)

How often have you felt downhearted and blue?

 None/little of the time 25 456 (82.8) 2.6 Referent

 Some/a good bit of the time 4893 (15.9) 2.2 1.01 (0.82–1.24)

 Most/all of the time 397 (1.3) 1.8 0.76 (0.36–1.60)

How often have you been a very nervous person?

 None/little of the time 25 029 (81.4) 2.6 Referent

 Some/a good bit of the time 5242 (17.1) 2.0 0.90 (0.73–1.11)

 Most/all of the time 475 (1.5) 1.9 0.90 (0.47–1.75)

How often have you felt so down nothing could cheer you up?

 None/little of the time 27 759 (90.3) 2.5 Referent

 Some/a good bit of the time 2713 (8.8) 2.3 1.08 (0.83–1.40)

 Most/all of the time 274 (0.9) 1.8 0.82 (0.34–1.99)

How often have you felt calm and peaceful?

 None/little of the time 2437 (7.9) 2.3 Referent

 Some/a good bit of the time 11 832 (38.5) 2.1 0.92 (0.68–1.23)

 Most/all of the time 16 477 (53.6) 2.9 1.00 (0.75–1.32)