Table 2

 Multivariate models for mortality and inpatient care: five year follow ups of people reporting light or severe problems of nervousness, uneasiness and anxiety 1980–81, 1988–89, and 1995–96

OutcomeReported problem worry, anxiety1980–811988–891995–96
Number of casesRR (95% CINumber of casesRR (95% CI)RR (95% CI)
Model 1Model 2Model 1Model 2Number of casesModel 1Model 2
Model 1 Adjusted for age and sex. Model 2 Adjusted for age, sex, longstanding limiting illness, and education. For total mortality and all inpatient care adjustments are made also for smoking. Longstanding illness is classified as a yes/no variable. For psychiatric disease longstanding illness is classified as; psychiatric disease/other diagnoses/no disease. *Inpatient data were not available for the first period.
All cause mortalityNo327(Ref)(Ref)271(Ref)(Ref)188(Ref)(Ref)
Yes, light791.6 (1.2 to 2.0)1.4 (1.1 to 2.8)411.5 (1.1 to 2.1)1.2 (0.9 to 1.7)491.9 (1.4 to 2.6)1.6 (1.2 to 2.3)
Yes, severe252.2 (1.5 to 3.4)1.7 (1.1 to 2.5)303.1 (2.1 to 4.6)2.3 (1.6 to 3.3)152.4 (1.4 to 4.1)1.8 (1.1 to 1.3)
Inpatient care:*
All—except forNo2928(Ref)(Ref)2301(Ref)(Ref)
maternity careYes, light3571.2 (1.1 to 1.3)1.0 (0.9 to 1.2)4491.4 (1.2 to 1.5)1.2 (1.1 to 1.3)
Yes, severe1401.8 (1.5 to 2.1)1.3 (1.1 to 1.6)1542.0 (1.7 to 2.4)1.6 (1.4 to 1.9)
Psychiatric diseaseNo102(Ref)(Ref)96(Ref)(Ref.)
Yes, light444.6 (3.2 to 6.5)3.3 (2.3 to 4.8)362.6 (1.8 to 3.8)2.0 (1.4 to 3.0)
Yes, severe2910.8 (7.1 to 16.4)4.1 (2.5 to 6.6)277.6 (5.0 to 11.7)3.3 (2.1 to 5.4)