Association of psychosocial risk factors and coronary heart disease*
| Association with CHD (number of reviews) | Association/Strength of evidence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychosocial risk factors | Yes | Equivocal | No | |
| *Good evidence was a clear preponderance of good quality, positive reviews over null reviews; fair evidence was a small number of such reviews; poor evidence was a preponderance of good quality null or equivocal reviews or no clear preponderance of positive or negative reviews. | ||||
| Depression | 4 | Yes/Good | ||
| Social isolation or lack of social support | 4 | Yes/Good | ||
| Catastrophic life events | 3 | Yes/Good | ||
| Acute life events | 1 | Yes/Fair | ||
| Hostility or anger | 1 | 2 | 1 | Equivocal/Poor |
| Work characteristics | 2 | 1 | Equivocal/Poor | |
| Anxiety | 1 | 1 | 1 | Equivocal/Poor |
| Panic disorder | 1 | No/Poor | ||