Table 3

 Five year follow up of suicide attempt and death or care for ischaemic heart disease (IHD) among men and women reporting light or severe problems of nervousness, uneasiness, and anxiety 1980–81, 1988–89 and 1995–96 (the cohorts taken together) in multivariate models

Hospital care or deathReported problem with worries,anxietyPerson yearsNumber of casesRRRRRRRRRR
Model adjustments:*
AgeAge, smokingAge, longstanding illness†Age, educationAll factors
*All models are adjusted for cohort belongings. †In analyses of suicide attempt the adjustment variable longstanding illness is classified as; psychiatric diagnosis/other diagnoses/no disease and in analyses of IHD-IHD/diabetes/IHD and diabetes/other diagnoses/no disease.
Suicide attemptMenNo4862424(Ref)Not relevant(Ref)(Ref)(Ref)
Yes, light395363.3 (1.3 to 8.1)3.0 (1.2 to 7.6)3.3 (1.3 to 8.1)3.1 (1.2 to 7.7)
Yes, severe1065612.7 (5.1 to 31.3)9.2 (3.0 to 28.6)12.4 (5.0 to 30.7)9.2 (3.0 to 28.8)
WomenNo4582637(Ref)Not relevant(Ref)(Ref)(Ref)
Yes, light7209163.1 (1.7 to 5.6)2.2 (1.2 to 4.2)2.9 (1.6 to 5.3)2.1 (1.1 to 4.0)
Yes, severe1927129.1 (4.7 to 17.5)3.4 (1.5 to 7.7)8.2 (4.2 to 15.9)3.1 (1.3 to 7.1)
IHDMenNo48029355(Ref)(Ref)(Ref)(Ref)(Ref)
Yes, light or4906621.8 (1.4 to 2.5)1.7 (1.3 to 2.3)1.5 (1.2 to 2.0)1.8 (1.3 to 2.3)1.5 (1.1 to 1.9)
severe
WomenNo45624152(Ref)(Ref)(Ref)(Ref)(Ref)
Yes, light or9128521.3 (0.9 to 1.7)1.2 (0.9 to 1.7)1.0 (0.8 to 1.4)1.3 (0.9 to 1.7)1.1 (0.7 to 1.4)
severe