Table 3

Stress resilience and coronary heart disease (CHD) divided by diagnoses and fatality

 UnadjustedAdjusted
Event rates/ 1000 person-years (95% CI)Model 1
HR (95% CI)
Model 2
HR (95% CI)
Model 3
HR (95% CI)
Model 4
HR (95% CI)
Acute myocardial infarction (n=5820)
 Stress resilience
  High 7–90.86 (0.81 to 0.92)ReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
  Moderate 4–61.08 (1.04 to 1.12)1.24 (1.16 to 1.33)1.19 (1.11 to 1.27)1.10 (1.03 to 1.18)1.03 (0.96 to 1.11)
  Low 1–31.44 (1.38 to 1.51)1.68 (1.56 to 1.81)1.56 (1.45 to 1.69)1.32 (1.22 to 2.43)1.18 (1.08 to 1.28)
Fatal myocardial infarction (n=766)
 Stress resilience
  High 7–90.09 (0.08 to 0.11)ReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
  Moderate 4–60.14 (0.13 to 0.15)1.48 (1.20 to 1.81)1.39 (1.13 to 1.71)1.25 (1.02 to 1.55)1.17 (0.95 to 1.45)
  Low 1–30.22 (0.19 to 0.25)2.32 (1.86 to 2.89)2.13 (1.71 to 2.66)1.68 (1.33 to 2.12)1.49 (1.16 to 1.90)
Angina pectoris (n=6171)
 Stress resilience
  High 7–90.92 (0.86 to 0.97)ReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
  Moderate 4–61.15 (1.11 to 1.19)1.26 (1.22 to 1.35)1.20 (1.12 to 1.28)1.10 (1.03 to 1.18)1.05 (0.97 to 1.12)
  Low 1–31.52 (1.45 to 1.59)1.67 (1.56 to 1.80)1.55 (1.44 to 1.67)1.29 (1.19 to 1.40)1.18 (1.08 to 1.28)
Fatal CHD (n=1280)
 Stress resilience
  High 7–90.17 (0.15 to 0.19)ReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
  Moderate 4–60.23 (0.21 to 0.24)1.35 (1.15 to 1.58)1.28 (1.09 to 1.50)1.15 (0.98 to 1.35)1.10 (0.93 to 1.29)
  Low 1–30.38 (0.34 to 0.42)2.29 (1.94 to 2.71)2.11 (1.79 to 2.50)1.66 (1.39 to 1.98)1.52 (1.27 to 1.83)
  • Model 1. Unadjusted.

  • Model 2. Adjusted for childhood factors (birth year, region, parents SEI, household crowding).

  • Model 3. Adjusted for 2+characteristics in adolescence (cognition, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, CVD diagnosis at conscription).

  • Model 4. Adjusted for 2+3+ physical fitness and body mass index in adolescence.

  • CVD, cardiovascular disease; SEI, socioeconomic index.