Table 2.

Adjusted Cox and negative binomial regression analysis

	First-time cardiac-related hospital admission or all-cause death			Total number of days in hospital due to cardiac reasons
	HR	95 % CI	p-value	IRR	95 % CI	p-value
Poor health status	2.46	1.30–4.65	0.005**	3.20	1.88–5.44	< 0.001***
EAARN score ≥ 3	1.29	0.71–2.32	0.40	0.71	0.41–1.24	0.23
Male sex	2.07	1.02–4.19	0.04*	1.53	0.84–2.82	0.17
Diabetes and/or COPD	1.04	0.58–1.89	0.89	0.65	0.38–1.12	0.12
Unhealthy lifestylea	0.82	0.45–1.50	0.52	0.35	0.19–0.64	0.001**
Psychological distressb	1.12	0.61–2.08	0.71	0.84	0.53–1.34	0.47
Ischaemic aetiology				1.09	0.63–1.91	0.75
QRS duration > 150 ms				0.51	0.30–0.87	0.01**
Having a partner				0.29	0.15–0.56	< 0.001***
Being employed				0.24	0.12–0.48	< 0.001***

EAARN score left ventricular ejection fraction < 22 %, age ≥ 70 years, atrial fibrillation, renal dysfunction (creatinine > 120 µmol/l), and New York Heart Association class III or IV.

CI confidence interval, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, HR hazard ratio, IRR incidence rate ratio, ms milliseconds.

^aUnhealthy lifestyle = primary school or lower, body mass index > 30, and/or smoking.

^bPsychological distress = clinically relevant anxiety, depression and/or Type D personality according to questionnaires, and/or being prescribed psychotropic medication.

*p ≤ 0.05; ** p ≤ 0.01; ***p ≤ 0.001.