Table 2.
Regression model of different chronological forms of anxiousness, sociodemographic as well as cardiovascular risk factors and distress on onset CVD for total sample, men and women.
| Variables | Total sample | Men | Women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | p-value | OR | 95% CI | p-value | OR | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Form of anxiousness | |||||||||
| Previous vs never | 1.204 | 0.89–1.61 | 0.22 | 1.183 | 0.78–1.74 | 0.41 | 1.185 | 0.75–1.83 | 0.45 |
| New onset vs never | 1.471 | 1.05–2.03 | 0.021 | 1.344 | 0.84–2.06 | 0.19 | 1.682 | 1.00–2.72 | 0.041 |
| Chronic vs never | 1.794 | 1.29–2.46 | 0.00038 | 2.353 | 1.52–3.57 | < 0.0001 | 1.340 | 0.81–2.17 | 0.25 |
| Sociodemographics | |||||||||
| Sex | 1.802 | 1.46–2.24 | < 0.0001 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Age (10 years) | 1.884 | 1.67–2.12 | < 0.0001 | 2.011 | 1.74–2.34 | < 0.0001 | 1.642 | 1.34–2.02 | < 0.0001 |
| Socioeconomic status | 0.979 | 0.96–1.00 | 0.092 | 1.000 | 0.98–1.03 | 0.99 | 0.932 | 0.89–0.97 | 0.0019 |
| Cardiovascular risk | |||||||||
| Diabetes | 1.294 | 0.99–1.68 | 0.057 | 1.405 | 1.01–2.05 | 0.015 | 0.975 | 0.59–1.55 | 0.92 |
| Obesity | 1.436 | 1.15–1.78 | 0.0010 | 1.448 | 1.10–1.91 | 0.0079 | 1.339 | 0.94–1.89 | 0.10 |
| Smoking | 1.053 | 0.77–1.42 | 0.74 | 0.998 | 0.65–1.43 | 0.91 | 1.139 | 0.67–1.85 | 0.62 |
| Hypertension | 1.664 | 1.30–2.14 | < 0.0001 | 1.289 | 0.94–1.72 | 0.13 | 2.748 | 1.79–4.34 | < 0.0001 |
| Dyslipidemia | 2.747 | 2.24–3.38 | < 0.0001 | 3.287 | 2.44–4.17 | < 0.0001 | 2.173 | 1.55–3.04 | < 0.0001 |
| FH of MI/Stroke | 1.034 | 0.82–1.30 | 0.78 | 0.861 | 0.58–1.12 | 0.22 | 1.363 | 0.96–1.91 | 0.076 |
| Distress | |||||||||
| Social phobia | 1.150 | 0.69–1.84 | 0.58 | 0.754 | 0.31–1.56 | 0.46 | 1.663 | 0.85–3.02 | 0.11 |
| Panic | 1.634 | 1.07–2.45 | 0.020 | 1.448 | 0.82–2.67 | 0.17 | 1.911 | 1.03–3.40 | 0.033 |
| Sleep disturbance | 1.038 | 0.75–1.42 | 0.82 | 1.302 | 0.84–1.93 | 0.23 | 0.764 | 0.45–1.24 | 0.30 |
OR, Odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; sex 1 = male, 0 = female; cardiovascular risk and distress: 0 = does not apply, 1 = applies; FH of MI/Stroke, Family History of Myocardial infarction/Stroke; Cardiovascular disease events: Total sample: 443 (out of 9,488); Men: 279 (out of 4,780); Women: 164 (out of 4,708).