Table 2.
Results of the Cox Proportional Hazard Regression analysis on the association between social phobia and the risk of Arrhythmia
| Variables | Risk of Arrhythmia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | P-value | |||
| Social Phobia | |||||
| Yes | 1.78 | (1.25 | – | 2.55) | 0.0016 |
| No | 1.00 | ||||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 1.00 | ||||
| Female | 0.91 | (0.67 | – | 1.23) | 0.5382 |
| Age | |||||
| 0–9 | 0.30 | (0.09 | – | 0.97) | 0.0440 |
| 10–19 | 0.65 | (0.40 | – | 1.05) | 0.0797 |
| 20–29 | 1.00 | ||||
| 30–39 | 0.81 | (0.53 | – | 1.24) | 0.3313 |
| 40–49 | 1.16 | (0.73 | – | 1.83) | 0.5380 |
| 50–59 | 0.87 | (0.45 | – | 1.69) | 0.6785 |
| ≥ 60 | 1.52 | (0.73 | – | 3.15) | 0.2624 |
| Social Security | |||||
| Health Insurance | 1.00 | ||||
| Medical Aid | 1.22 | (0.35 | – | 4.26) | 0.7526 |
| Region | |||||
| Metropolitan | 1.00 | ||||
| City | 0.82 | (0.57 | – | 1.18) | 0.2913 |
| Rural | 0.99 | (0.70 | – | 1.39) | 0.9378 |
| Disability | |||||
| Yes | 0.73 | (0.23 | – | 2.34) | 0.5983 |
| No | 1.00 | ||||
| Income | |||||
| Low | 1.00 | ||||
| Middle | 1.01 | (0.61 | – | 1.70) | 0.9574 |
| High | 0.82 | (0.49 | – | 1.38) | 0.4517 |
| Hypertension | |||||
| Yes | 3.50 | (2.46 | – | 5.00) | < 0.0001 |
| No | 1.00 | ||||
| Diabetes | |||||
| Yes | 0.81 | (0.51 | – | 1.30) | 0.3852 |
| No | 1.00 | ||||
| COPD | |||||
| Yes | 0.98 | (0.70 | – | 1.37) | 0.9081 |
| No | 1.00 | ||||
| Hyperthyroidism | |||||
| Yes | 1.87 | (1.15 | – | 3.04) | 0.0113 |
| No | 1.00 | ||||
| CCI | |||||
| 0–2 | 1.00 | ||||
| 3–4 | 1.54 | (1.07 | – | 2.23) | 0.0214 |
| ≥ 5 | 1.61 | (0.94 | – | 2.74) | 0.0805 |
All variables were included in Cox proportional hazard model. COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, HR Hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index