Table 2 Description of incident CV, risk factors and unhealthy behaviours and reasons for changes in behaviour (left-hand column) of patients and regression model on life satisfaction adjusted with age, sex and income (centre column) and adjusted on age, sex, income and all CVRF (right-hand column)

- Bypass surgery

Yes

21.2

−0.013

0.935

−0.002

0.990

- Myocardial infarction

Yes

12.0

−0.053

0.804

0.012

0.961

- Angina pectoris

Yes

10.6

−0.843

0.000***

−0.763

0.002**

CV risk factors:

Yes

29.0

−0.336

0.023*

−0.268

0.114

- Diabetes

- Hypertension

Yes

43.1

−0.257

0.056

−0.118

0.473

- Hypercholesterolemia

Yes

48.4

−0.307

0.018*

−0.300

0.049*

- Body mass index (BMI)

Obesity

31.8

−0.512

0.001**

−0.327

0.152

Overweight

44.1

0.005

−0.038

Normal

24.1

0.000

0.000

Unhealthy behaviours:

Smoker

10.0

−0.096

0.648

−0.111

0.645

- Tobacco consumption

Non-smoker

90.0

0.000

0.000

Reason for stopping smoking:

Cardiovascular diseases

Yes

31.6

−0.377

0.055

−0.258

0.252

Fear of consequences on health

Yes

48.7

−0.056

0.755

−0.017

0.934

Peer pressure

Yes

15.7

0.229

0.344

0.534

0.046*

- Physical activity

No

33.9

−0.903

0.000***

−0.678

0.000***

Occasional

23.6

−0.306

−0.311

Regular

42.5

0.000

0.000

Reason for increasing physical activity:

Cardiovascular diseases

Yes

36.0

0.341

0.172

0.373

0.213

Fear of consequences on health

Yes

43.4

−0.147

0.556

−0.236

0.426

Peer pressure

Yes

6.4

−0.089

0.859

−0.011

0.984

- Pay attention to eating habits

Yes

71.0

−0.060

0.633

0.089

0.529

Reason for changing eating habits:

Cardiovascular diseases

Yes

46.3

0.030

0.866

0.152

0.458

Fear of consequences on health

Yes

42.7

−0.060

0.737

−0.012

0.952

Peer pressure

Yes

8.3

0.063

0.843

0.387

0.237