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Table 4 Age- and sex-matched ORs with 95% CI in the multivariate logistic regression analysis for reported symptoms of coronary heart disease (CHD) without and with heart infarction. All of these symptoms were in the same model. Statistically significant associations are bolded.

From: Occurrence of symptoms and depressive mood among working-aged coronary heart disease patients

 

Angina pectoris

Myocardial infarction

 

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Dyspnoea

3.81 (2.16–6.72)

2.33 (1.21–4.50)

Chest pain during anger or emotion*

3.61 (1.68–7.77)

4.12 (1.72–9.84)

Palpitation without physical exercise*

1.19 (0.55–2.59)

1.39 (0.57–3.39)

Irregular heart beats*

1.46 (0.69–3.08)

3.12 (1.28–7.60)

Perspiration without physical exercise*

1.44 (0.87–2.38)

2.19 (1.15–4.14)

Flushing*

1.11 (0.62–1.97)

2.02 (0.89–4.59)

Trembling of hands*

1.36 (0.58–2.93)

1.01 (0.37–2.67)

Trembling of voice*

2.58 (0.85–7.87)

1.17 (0.29–4.69)

Jerking of muscles*

2.44 (1.20–4.96)

1.37 (0.55–3.41)

Depression (Beck ≥ 10)

1.57 (0.99–2.48)

1.01 (0.52–1.98)

Poor sleep

1.30 (0.74–2.27)

1.39 (0.70–2.77)

Daytime sleepiness

1.24 (0.76–2.01)

1.41 (0.78–2.56)

Sleeping hours ≤ 6 in a day

1.21 (0.64–2.26)

1.08 (0.50–2.33)

  1. * almost daily or weekly