Depression, anxiety, stress, social interaction and health-related quality of life in men and women with unexplained chest pain

Table 3 Comparison between 231 UCP patients (127 men, 104 women) and 1069 referents (490 men, 579 women).

	UCP		Referents				Adjusted^†
	%	(n)	%	(n)	OR	(95% CI)	OR	(95% CI)
MEN
Immigrant^a	33	(42)	16	(78)	2.6	(1.7–4.0)	2.6	(1.7–4.2)
Sedentary in leisure time	25	(31)	11	(54)	2.6	(1.6–4.3)	2.9	(1.7–4.9)
Perceived stress at work^b	35	(36)	12	(55)	3.9	(2.4–6.4)	3.5	(2.1–6.0)
Mental strain in the marriage/cohabitation, score ≥ 7^c	7	(9)	4	(19)	1.9	(0.8–4.3)	2.0	(0.9–4.5)
Depression, score ≥ 39^d	35	(43)	18	(87)	2.4	(1.6–3.8)	2.3	(1.4–3.6)
Trait-anxiety, score ≥ 43^d	36	(44)	19	(89)	2.4	(1.6–3.7)	2.2	(1.4–3.5)
Low social integration, score ≤ 9^e	21	(26)	20	(97)	1.1	(0.7–1.8)	1.2	(0.7–2.0)
Low social attachment, score ≤ 11^f	16	(20)	23	(109)	0.6	(0.4–1.1)	0.7	(0.4–1.3)
WOMEN
Immigrant^a	31	(32)	11	(63)	3.7	(2.3–6.1)	3.7	(2.2–6.3)
Sedentary in leisure time	20	(20)	9	(52)	2.5	(1.4–4.4)	2.0	(1.1–3.7)
Perceived stress at work^b	32	(25)	18	(96)	2.1	(1.3–3.6)	2.0	(1.1–3.4)
Mental strain in the marriage/cohabitation, score ≥ 7^c	10	(9)	5	(26)	2.2	(1.0–4.9)	2.3	(1.0–5.3)
Depression, score ≥ 39^d	50	(50)	28	(159)	2.6	(1.7–4.1)	2.5	(1.6–3.9)
Trait-anxiety, score ≥ 43^d	47	(47)	30	(169)	2.1	(1.4–3.3)	1.8	(1.1–2.8)
Low social integration, score ≤ 9^e	32	(31)	20	(112)	2.0	(1.2–3.1)	1.8	(1.1–2.9)
Low social attachment, score ≤ 11^f	11	(11)	16	(90)	0.6	(0.3–1.3)	0.5	(0.3–1.1)

^† Adjusted for age, smoking, hypertension, and diabetes; ^a Not born in Sweden; ^b Constant during the last year or the last five years; ^c Two items, total score 2–10; ^d Highest quintile in the total referent group, scale score 20–80; ^e Lowest quintile in the total referent group, scale score 0–30; ^f Lowest quintile in the total referent group, scale score 0–16;

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