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Published in final edited form as: Am J Cardiol. 2012 Sep 10;110(12):1711–1716. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.08.004

Table 1.

Characteristics of included studies

Source, y	Risk Approximation	Perceived Stress Measure	Time to Follow Up, months	CHD Outcome	N	Male, %	Mean Age, years
Iso, 2002²¹	1.51 (0.97–2.37)	Question	94.8	Death	73,424	41%	60
Macleod, 2002²³	1.00 (0.76–1.32)	Reeder Stress Inventory	252	Admission	5,606	100%	48
Nielsen, 2006²⁹	1.24 (1.07–1.44)	Question	216	Diagnosis	11,839	48%	56
Ohlin, 2004³⁶	1.15 (0.99–1.34)	Question	255	Diagnosis	13,609	80%	44
Rosengren, 1991³²	1.50 (1.19–1.89)	Question	142	Diagnosis	6,935	100%	51
Strodl, 2003³⁵	1.67 (1.17–2.38)	Perceived Stress Scale	36	Diagnosis	6,994	0%	73

Abbreviations: CHD, Coronary Heart Disease