Associations between baseline characteristics and monthly chest pain (n=661)
| Baseline characteristics | Monthly chest pain | |||
| 1–3 weeks versus none | 4 weeks versus none | |||
| Unadjusted RRR (95% CI) | Adjusted* RRR (95% CI) | Unadjusted RRR (95% CI) | Adjusted* RRR (95% CI) | |
| Male | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Female | 1.50 (1.08 to 2.08) | 1.20 (0.77 to 1.54) | 1.48 (0.90 to 2.43) | 1.29 (0.73 to 2.28) |
| Age | ||||
| <60 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 60–69 | 1.35 (0.81 to 2.23) | 1.23 (0.74 to 2.06) | 0.64 (0.31 to 1.33) | 0.65 (0.28 to 1.49) |
| 70–79 | 1.39 (0.85 to 2.27) | 1.41 (0.86 to 2.34) | 0.49 (0.24 to 0.99) | 0.49 (0.21 to 1.11) |
| 80+ | 1.25 (0.68 to 2.29) | 1.18 (0.64 to 2.16) | 0.42 (0.17 to 1.03) | 0.47 (0.17 to 1.28) |
| BMI | ||||
| Normal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Overweight | 0.88 (0.60 to 1.28) | 0.79 (0.54 to 1.15) | 0.93 (0.53 to 1.65) | 0.80 (0.42 to 1.51) |
| Obese | 0.95 (0.63 to 1.45) | 0.67 (0.43 to 1.03) | 1.77 (0.94 to 3.34) | 0.74 (0.36 to 1.54) |
| PCS score (per unit) | 0.95 (0.93 to0.96) | – | 0.89 (0.87 to 0.91) | – |
| Not anxious or depressed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Anxious or depressed | 2.55 (1.85 to 3.51) | 2.32 (1.66 to 3.24) | 5.42 (3.19 to 9.19) | 3.31 (1.89 to 5.79) |
| Pain sites | ||||
| None | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1–3 | 3.38 (1.97 to 5.81) | 3.01 (1.77 to 5.13) | 1.19 (0.50 to 2.81) | 1.24 (0.51 to 3.01) |
| 4+ | 5.66 (3.32 to 9.66) | 3.89 (2.25 to6.74) | 6.16 (2.69 to 14.14) | 4.03 (1.64 to 9.91) |
| Between-person variance | – | 2.39 | – | 7.07 |
Bold values mean statistically significant
*Adjusted for all presented variables.
BMI, body mass index; PCS, Physical Component Summary; RRR, relative risk ratio.