Table 2

Comparison of adjusted scores on the subscales of the CCEI and the total score for surviving men and those who died of IHD

Anxiety Phobic anxiety Obsessional neurosis Functional somatic complaint Depression Hysteria Total score
Adjusted scores in survivors (n=1092)
Median2.52.46.22.71.92.819.3
LQ1.11.04.01.20.61.113.4
UQ4.94.08.54.63.75.027.3
Adjusted scores in men who developed fatal ischaemic heart disease (n=127)
Median2.62.86.93.62.63.122.9
LQ1.11.04.71.50.91.215.0
UQ5.84.38.95.54.55.831.4
Relative risk2-150 1.041.071.081.081.071.051.28
95% CI0.99 to 1.100.99 to 1.151.02 to 1.151.02 to 1.150.99 to 1.150.99 to 1.121.09 to 1.50
p Value0.170.100.0090.0090.080.130.003
  • 2-150 From Cox model for fatal IHD adjusted for age, smoking, BMI, fibrinogen, factor VIIc, systolic blood pressure, cholesterol, and social class. Relative risk is for a one point increase in each subscale and a 10 point increase in the total score.

  • LQ, lower quartile; UQ, upper quartile