Table 1 Predictor blocks used in bivariate and ordered logistic regression analyses
Block | Variable |
|---|---|
1 Socio-demographic factors | Age, gender, marital status, residence, education level, occupation |
2 Clinical factors | Current diagnosis, previous cardiac diagnoses, years with cardiac disease, cardiac treatment (at admission), co-morbidities, medications, somatic symptoms (PHQ-15), family history of CVD, QoL (SF-12-PCS) |
3 Psychosocial factors | PTSD (PTSD-PCL-S), social support (ESSI), resilience (RS-14), self-esteem, QoL (SF-12-MCS) |
4 Lifestyle factors | Smoking status, currently on diet, fat consumption, vegetable and fruit consumption, alcohol use, physical activity, BMI |