Table 2

Relative risk of myocardial infarction after an episode of sexual activity

Hazard period (min) Number of exposed cases
(n=659)
Relative risk
(95% CI)
Number of exposed cases among those with no premonitory symptoms
(n=399)
Relative risk
(95% CI)
0–6031.4 (0.4 to 4.2)32.1 (0.7 to 6.5)
60–12020.9 (0.2 to 3.7)21.4 (0.3 to 5.8)
120–18000
180–24010.5 (0.1 to 3.3)10.7 (0.1 to 5.1)
0–12051.1 (0.5 to 2.8)51.8 (0.7 to 4.3)
0–18050.7 (0.3 to 1.8)51.1 (0.5 to 2.8)
0–24060.7 (0.3 to 1.5)61.0 (0.5 to 2.3)
  • CI, confidence interval.