Odds of Injury at the Specified Level of Each Emotion
| Emotion | A Little OR (95% CI) | Moderately OR (95% CI) | Quite a Bit OR (95% CI) | Extremely OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. | ||||
| Note: Comparison group was “not at all.” Values are for men and women combined. Odds ratios are from conditional logistic regression models in which the different levels of anger are treated as if each variable were categorical. | ||||
| Case-crossover analyses | ||||
| Irritable | 1.1 (0.9–1.4) | 1.0 (0.7–1.3) | 1.7 (1.2–2.3) | 4.2 (2.6–6.9) |
| Angry | 1.1 (0.8–1.4) | 1.9 (1.3–2.9) | 1.8 (1.1–2.7) | 7.2 (3.9–13) |
| Hostile | 1.3 (1.0–1.9) | 2.2 (1.3–3.5) | 2.7 (1.5–4.7) | 7.9 (3.3–19) |
| Case-control analyses | ||||
| Irritable | 0.8 (0.6–1.0) | 0.7 (0.5–0.9) | 1.1 (0.8–1.6) | 1.9 (1.2–3.1) |
| Angry | 1.1 (0.8–1.5) | 1.6 (1.0–2.4) | 2.1 (1.2–3.7) | 4.6 (2.6–8.2) |
| Hostile | 1.4 (1.0–2.0) | 1.0 (0.7–1.7) | 2.3 (1.2–4.6) | 6.1 (2.4–16) |