Figure 4.
CDS according to psychological symptoms. Levels of CDS according to MHQ score ([a] P: phobic anxiety; [b] O: obsessive symptoms; [c] S: somatization; and [d] D: depressive symptoms). For a graphical purpose, the data are represented as mean and 95% confidence interval of the dependent variable, according to quintiles of the independent variable. Statistics reported in each panel are derived from age-adjusted linear regressions using both the dependent (CDS) and the independent variables as continuous parameters. CDS: chronic disease score; MHQ: Middlesex Hospital Questionnaire.